Dilston Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dilston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dilston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Dilston (10) may also be a first name.

Dilston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dilston is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Dilston occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Dilston are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

Dilston is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland Dilston is most frequent in: Moray, where 100 percent are found. Barring Scotland this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent are found.

Dilston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dilston has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Dilston last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dilstone930/
Diliston930/
Dilleston8812/
Dilliston880/
Tilston861,030/
Dalston86105/
Dulston8634/
Delston8611/
Dolston866/
Dilsten860/
Dillistone82173/
Dilleyston8248/
Dewiliston821/
Tilstone80327/
Tileston80234/
Deleston80181/
Tillston8025/
Dahlston805/
Dulstone804/
Delstone802/
Dalstone802/
Dlystone802/
Gyilston801/
D'Elston801/
Dilustin801/
Dholston801/
Delaston801/
Daloston801/
Dalyston801/
Dulaston800/
D Elston800/
Tiliston800/
Dilestin800/
Tielston800/
Doleston800/
Daulston800/
Dwi Lestono782/
Dalliston75268/
Dillistin7551/
Dallaston7547/
Delliston7537/
Dulleston7524/
Tillstone7521/
Tilloston758/
de Leston754/
Tilestone754/
Hddleston751/
Dehelston751/
de Liston751/
Dalleston750/
Dalstonne750/
Tilliston750/
Dillisten750/
Dwi Listyono741/
Tolston71219/
Dalsten71153/
Delistoian7164/
Delistoyan7134/
Dolsten7111/
Doylestown7110/
Dalstin7110/
Telston711/
Dullestton711/
Dellistone710/
Dallistone710/
Talston710/
Dwi Listiyono703/
Dalestin67823/
Dalstein67773/
Dalistan67465/
Dahlsten67376/
Toalston67168/
Delestan6796/
Delistan6795/
Toleston6731/
Dwi Lestiny6731/
Dalesten6724/
Dulustan6720/
Tillsten6714/
Dolstein6711/
Dohlsten677/
Dahl-Sutton674/
Delestin674/
Tolstoun674/
Tolaston673/
Dellsten673/
Dalsatan673/
Toulston672/
Delstine672/
Dahlstén672/
Dill Austin671/
Delstina671/
della Stone671/
Tellston671/
Taulston671/
Taleston671/
Tilestin671/
Dolestan671/
Dolestin671/
Dally-Stone671/
Dalestan671/
Dalustin671/
Dølstuen671/
Dilsudan671/
Dulsatan671/
Delistin671/
Teleston670/
Towlston670/
Teliston670/
Tallston670/
Dalstene670/
Tollston670/
Delstam577/

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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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  • 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 Dilston
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