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 can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahsta? popularity and diffusion
Shahsta is the 4,908,606th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahsta live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 538,995th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 272 people.
Shahsta is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 2,473,322. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Kandahar, where 62 percent are found, Ghor, where 23 percent are found and Kapisa, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
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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