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
The surname Sistan (Hindi: सिस्टन) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sistan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,011,991st most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name 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 forename on earth, held by 24 people.
Sistan is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 317,283. In Iran Sistan is primarily found in: Isfahan Province, where 44 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 19 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Iran it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
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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