Dilleston Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dilleston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dilleston Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Dilleston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dilleston is found most frequently in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilleston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Dilleston occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Dilleston live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Dilleston is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England Dilleston is most prevalent in: Durham, where 73 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 27 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Dilleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dilleston has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dilleston last name increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dilleyston9548/
Dilliston890/
Dilston884/
Dillistone84173/
Dilstone820/
Delliston7837/
Dielliton781/
Hddleston781/
Delston7511/
Dellistone740/
Dlystone712/
Delstone712/
D'Elston711/
Gyilston711/
Delleatan673/
Dehelston671/
Dlayton631/
Delstam507/
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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 Dilleston
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