Family name Ista (Esta 
, Ista 
) , in the world, is quite a common surname. The last name Ista is habitual in Estonia, where it is quite a rare surname, Latvia, and Lebanon. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Philippines, Indonesia, and Algeria. More prevalently, Ista is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Esta | Indonesia, Philippines, India, United States, Tanzania |
| Ista | Indonesia, Philippines, Algeria, India, United States |
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georges ista writer (1874-1939), BE (b. 1874) |
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| alfred ista BE (b. 1860) |
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| ernest ista sport shooter, BE (b. 1877) |
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tea ista Finnish actress, FI (b. 1932) |
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| albert ista BE (b. 1880) |
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kevyn ista Belgian road bicycle racer, BE (b. 1984) |
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| erwin ista researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-1257-3108) |
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| linnea k ista researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-8747-9987) |
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| zac ista American attorney and politician, US (b. 1985) |
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| philipp ista |
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| erwin ista |
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