Birston Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Birston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada931:396,18935,081
United States311:11,692,224454,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Birston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birston is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birston? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,620,164th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Birston occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Birston are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 396,189. In Canada Birston is mostly found in: British Columbia, where 51 percent are found, Manitoba, where 27 percent are found and Ontario, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Canada Birston occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Birston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Birston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Birston surname rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birston surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Birston earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 48.52% less than the national average, earning $22,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% less than the national average, earning $45,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bairston933/
Bairstone880/
Berston8678/
Virston862/
Wirston860/
Whirston802/
Berstone801/
Huirston801/
Wirsston800/
Bayrston800/
Berstan7121/
Werston714/
Verston712/
Byrstom711/
Berstun711/
Bersztan671/
Berstane671/
Weerston670/
Wuerston670/
Bearstand630/
Verstonova5913/
Wirstam5736/
Byrstam571/
Verstan571/
Verstand5327/
Weerstand50337/

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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 Birston
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