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 last name Ustas (Hindi: उस्तास, Marathi: तास, Russian: Устас) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Üstaş. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ustas? popularity and diffusion
Ustas is the 288,583rd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,483,481 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ustas live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ustas is also the 220,538th most numerous first name internationally, held by 1,278 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,280 people, or 1 in 138,393. In Nigeria Ustas is most common in: Borno, where 73 percent are found, Yobe, where 7 percent are found and Bauchi, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Ustas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname 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 US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political 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
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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 Ustas
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