Shahsta Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shahsta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shahsta (272) may also be a first name.
Shahsta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahsta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahsta (Hindi: शाहस्ता) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shahsta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahsta? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahsta are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 538,995th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 272 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,473,322. In Afghanistan Shahsta is most common in: Kandahar, where 62 percent live, Ghor, where 23 percent live and Kapisa, where 8 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 13 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahsta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahsta in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहस्ता | sahasta | 92.19 |
| शाहसता | sahasata | 6.25 |
| शहस्ता | sahasta | 1.56 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shahsta
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