Shista Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Shista Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Shista (897) may also be a first name.
Shista Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shista Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shista (Hindi: शाइस्ता) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shista.
How Common Is The Last Name Shista? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Shista reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shista is also the 271,225th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 897 people.
The last name Shista is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 12,784,423. In India Shista is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 85 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found and Telangana, where 5 percent are found. Excluding India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shista Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shista in the Hindi language | ||
| शाइस्ता | sa'ista | 26.92 |
| शाईस्ता | sa'ista | 19.23 |
| शइस्ता | sa'ista | 19.23 |
| शीसता | sisata | 11.54 |
| साहिस्ता | sahista | 7.69 |
| शिस्टा | sista | 7.69 |
| शायस्ता | sayasta | 3.85 |
| शिस्ता | sista | 3.85 |
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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 Shista
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