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 surname Disten is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Disten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Disten occurs mostly 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. Disten is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 43 people.

The last name Disten is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 622,732. In South Africa Disten is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent live, Western Cape, where 39 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Beside South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Namibia, where 6 percent live.

Disten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Disten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Disten last name increased 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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  • 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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