Disten Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Disten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Disten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa871:622,73246,743
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Namibia61:401,56710,578
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Disten (43) may also be a first name.

Disten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Disten occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Disten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Disten is the 1,795,579th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Disten occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Disten are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 43 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 622,732. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent reside, Western Cape, where 39 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Namibia, where 6 percent reside.

Disten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Disten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Disten last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Disten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Disten earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 65.69% less than the national average, earning R 81,540 per year and in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Distuen929/
Diosten928/
Daisten923/
Disteen921/
Deisten921/
Distten920/
Doisten920/
Diten9132/
Dieshten861/
Diestien860/
Ditend832,458/
Distin83890/
Dusten83106/
Daiten8387/
Desten8344/
Ditten8342/
Dieten8341/
Doiten8317/
Diteng837/
Dithen836/
Deiten832/
Duesten7731/
Deesten7725/
Destent772/
Distion771/
Dijtene771/
Distina771/
Doiteun771/
Dusteen770/
Diethen770/
Deten73102/
Ditin7376/
Ditem7310/
Dittn731/
Destn731/
Deisting71165/
Daithaen7124/
Deitenne715/
Ditthien711/
Detsteen711/
Deustien710/
Destin6717,096/
Dustin674,097/
Ditina67488/
Detten67262/
Diting67208/
Deuten67139/
Dethen6781/
Deteng6764/
Detien6750/
Daitin6723/
Diotin6717/
Destem679/
Dietin678/
Deaten677/
Dition675/
Deteen675/
Dittem674/
Distingue674/
Doitin671/
Deeten671/
Dittne671/
Deyten671/
Daitne671/
Dittin671/
Dayten670/
Detenn670/
Dexten670/

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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 Disten
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