Abston Surname

168,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Abston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5581:141,69614,712
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:222,20718,866

Abston (21) may also be a first name.

Abston Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abston Come From? nationality or country of origin

Abston is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 168,291st most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,837,829 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Abston live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name globally, held by 21 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,558 people, or 1 in 141,696. In The United States Abston is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 17 percent are found, Alabama, where 14 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States Abston occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Abston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Abston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abston last name rose 1,132 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abston last name are 10.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.12% registered to vote for the political party.

Abston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning $39,358 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abstone927/
Gabston923/
Habston920/
Obston835/
Abstan833/
Avston833/
Awston831/
Apston831/
Abstom831/
Afston830/
Ebston830/
Habstoune801/
Hobston776/
Gavston774/
Havston771/
Hawston771/
Abstant770/
Haupston710/
Owston67509/
Epston673/
Abstam672/
Hopston625/
Hepston621/
Howston621/
Hofston621/
Ofsthon621/
Uipston621/
Hopstone5715/
Hoffston571/
Howstone570/
Apstushyn531/
Ofstan501/
Opstan501/
Owstom500/

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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 Abston
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