Sistan Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Sistan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 242 | 1:317,283 | 21,995 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sistan (24) may also be a first name.
Sistan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sistan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sistan (Hindi: सिस्टन) is found most frequently in Iran. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sistan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sistan is the 1,011,991st most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. Sistan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sistan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 24 people.
The last name Sistan is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 317,283. In Iran it is most numerous in: Isfahan Province, where 44 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 19 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Iran this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sistan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sistan in the Hindi language | ||
| सिस्टन | sistana | - |
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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 Sistan
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