Armston Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Armston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Armston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
England1091:511,17532,340
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Armston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Armston occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Armston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 844,382nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The last name Armston occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Armston live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Other than Malawi Armston exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Armston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Armston has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Armston last name expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Armston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Armston last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

Armston earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harmston93955/
Armstong93740/
Garmston93355/
Armstone934/
Harmstone8831/
Armstoing882/
Armstoong881/
Armsthong881/
Ormston861,775/
Ermston860/
Armstand804/
Hermston803/
Harmstom801/
Gormston800/
Ormstone800/
Ormstom711/
Armstam710/

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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 Armston
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