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 surname Tostan (Russian: Тостан) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Töstan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tostan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name 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 last name Tostan is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Ghazni, where 33 percent live, Kabul, where 33 percent live and Nangarhar, where 33 percent live. Besides Afghanistan this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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