Distin Surname

396,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Distin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Distin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3921:924,64069,378
England1851:301,17922,911
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
France891:746,32392,306
Jamaica671:42,8352,665
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Panama101:391,2268,067
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:165,81914,183
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Distin (95) may also be a first name.

Distin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Distin (Russian: Дистин) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Distin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Distin is the 396,198th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,188,254 people. The surname Distin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Distin live; 32 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 974,243rd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 95 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 924,640. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent live, Maryland, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Distin occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Distin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Distin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Distin surname rose 784 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Distin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Distin surname are 0.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Distin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.97% less than the national average, earning R 152,160 per year; in United States they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning $48,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.47% less than the national average, earning $41,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Distion921/
Distina921/
Ditin9176/
Deisting86165/
Diestien860/
Destin8317,096/
Dustin834,097/
Ditina83488/
Diting83208/
Disten83105/
Daitin8323/
Diotin8317/
Dietin838/
Dition835/
Dittin831/
Doitin831/
Distingue804/
Destina77907/
Ditting7777/
Deiting7758/
Desting7735/
Dysting7710/
Distuen779/
Diosten778/
Daisten773/
Diottin772/
Duiting772/
Deisten771/
Destint771/
Doiting771/
Didtion771/
Destinn771/
Daiting771/
Dhestin771/
Dusstin771/
Dusttin771/
Disteen771/
Deithin771/
Doisten770/
Distten770/
Detin73288/
Diten7332/
Ditim733/
Destn731/
Dittn731/
Dhestina71339/
Dichting7145/
Deastina716/
Ditthien711/
Dieshten711/
Deustien710/
Ditend672,458/
Dettin67208/
Detina67169/
Dusten67106/
Deytin6796/
Daiten6787/
Deitim6774/
Deting6751/
Detien6750/
Desten6744/
Ditten6742/
Dieten6741/
Doiten6717/
Destim678/
Diteng677/
Dithen676/
Deiten672/
Detion672/
Dethin672/
Dittim671/
Dytina671/
Dittne671/
Daitne671/
Deatin671/
Daytin671/
Detink670/

Distin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Distin in the Russian language
Дистинdistin-

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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
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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 Distin
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