Tostan Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Tostan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Töstan (1) are calculated separately.
Tostan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tostan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tostan (Russian: Тостан) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Töstan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tostan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Tostan live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Tostan is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Ghazni, where 33 percent live, Kabul, where 33 percent live and Nangarhar, where 33 percent live. Excluding Afghanistan Tostan exists in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tostan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tostan in the Russian language | ||
| Тостан | tostan | - |
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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 Tostan
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