Shaist Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Shaist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Shaist (307) may also be a first name.
Shaist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaist (Hindi: शाइस्त, Marathi: शै) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shaist.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaist? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Shaist is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaist are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shaist is also the 502,288th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 307 people.
Shaist is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,145,755. In Pakistan Shaist is mostly found in: Sindh, where 100 percent reside. Besides Pakistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 23 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaist Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaist in the Marathi language | ||
| शै | sai | - |
| Shaist in the Hindi language | ||
| शाइस्त | sa'ista | 48.84 |
| शाईस्त | sa'ista | 30.23 |
| शाईस्ता | sa'ista | 6.98 |
| शाईस्ता़ | sa'ista | 4.65 |
| शाइस्ता़ | sa'ista | 4.65 |
| शईस्त | sa'ista | 2.33 |
| शाइस्ता | sa'ista | 2.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shaist
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