Amston Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Amston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:773,63329,106
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Amston (24) may also be a first name.

Amston Last Name Facts

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

Amston (Marathi: टॉन) is found most in Wales. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Amston is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Amston live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 24 people.

It is most frequently held in Wales, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 773,633. In Wales it is most common in: Gwynedd, where 100 percent live. Barring Wales it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Belgium, where 13 percent live.

Amston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amston has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamston92210/
Hamston9259/
Amstone9244/
Hamstone863/
Hammston860/
Anston8356/
Amstan830/
Hanston7739/
Homston7715/
Hemston7711/
Anstone773/
Hamcton771/
Aimstan771/
Amstang771/
Ganston771/
Hansston7134/
Hainston713/
Hanstone711/
Hannston710/
Gaunston710/
Ancton679/
Anxton671/
Anstan671/

Amston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amston in the Marathi language
टॉनtona-

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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 Amston
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