Family name داستان (Dastan 
, Destan 
, داستان ) , in the world, is quite a common cognomen. The last name داستان is characteristic of North Macedonia, where it is quite a common surname, Tanzania, where it is quite a rare surname, and Iran. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Tanzania, Iran, and Turkey. Likewise, داستان is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Dastan | Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Tanzania |
| Destan | Indonesia, India, Germany, North Macedonia, Turkey |
| داستان | Iran, Iraq |
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شهریار داستان footballer, IR (b. 1976) |
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امین داستان singer, IR (b. 1999) |
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