Ustas Surname
Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname
Ustas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,280 | 1:138,393 | 8,919 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
The alternate forms: Üstaş (43) are calculated separately.
Ustas (1,278) may also be a first name.
Ustas Demographics
Ustas Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ustas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ustas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ustas (Hindi: उस्तास, Marathi: तास, Russian: Устас) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Üstaş. Click here for further possible spellings of Ustas.
How Common Is The Last Name Ustas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 288,583rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,483,481 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ustas reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ustas is also the 220,538th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 1,278 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,280 people, or 1 in 138,393. In Nigeria Ustas is mostly found in: Borno, where 73 percent live, Yobe, where 7 percent live and Bauchi, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Ustas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ustas last name is principally Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Ustas surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.
Ustas earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ustas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ustas in the Hindi language | ||
| उस्तास | ustasa | - |
| Ustas in the Marathi language | ||
| तास | tasa | - |
| Ustas in the Russian language | ||
| Устас | ustas | - |
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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 Ustas
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