View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Biston Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Biston (Hindi: बिस्तों, Russian: Бистон) is most common in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Biston.

How Common Is The Last Name Biston? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 196,565^th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,418,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Biston live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 177,126^th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,851 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 993 people, or 1 in 17,240. Not including Malawi it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 15 percent reside.

Biston Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Biston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Biston surname rose 738 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 473 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Biston Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Biston last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Biston are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

Biston earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.53% less than the national average, earning $32,566 USD per year.