Danston Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Danston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Danston (233) may also be a first name.

Danston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Danston occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Danston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Danston live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. Danston is also the 587,225th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 233 people.

Danston is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 67 percent reside and Kent, where 33 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.

Danston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Danston has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danstone9363/
Daynston931/
Danstan861,610/
Donston86185/
Dancton869/
Dansttan804/
Danstand804/
Danstant801/
Daimston800/
Donstan7111/
Domston710/
Danchthan634/

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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
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  • 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 Danston
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