Where Does The Last Name Turkistan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Turkistan (Russian: Туркистан) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Türkistan. Click here to see other possible spellings of Turkistan.

How Common Is The Last Name Turkistan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Turkistan is the 1,244,200^th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Turkistan live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Turkistan is also the 1,091,646^th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 78 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 228,037. In Afghanistan Turkistan is mostly concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 57 percent live, Khost, where 21 percent live and Paktia, where 8 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan Turkistan exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 10 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 10 percent live.