Diston Surname
Approximately 2,144 people bear this surname
Diston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,333 | 1:12,843 | 2,012 |
| England | 385 | 1:144,722 | 13,975 |
| United States | 126 | 1:2,876,658 | 169,773 |
| Tanzania | 95 | 1:557,280 | 35,395 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 69 | 1:353,266 | 22,372 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Diston (1,103) may also be a first name.
Diston Demographics
Average Diston Salary in
United States
$34,399 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Diston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Diston occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Diston? popularity and diffusion
Diston is the 195,664th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,399,042 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Diston live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Diston is also the 240,234th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 1,103 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,333 people, or 1 in 12,843. Not including Malawi Diston is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Diston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Diston has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Diston surname grew 558 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Diston Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Diston last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.11% being registered with the party.
The amount Diston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 202.65% more than the national average, earning R 719,220 per year; in United States they earn 20.28% less than the national average, earning $34,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $54,408 CAD per year.
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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 Diston
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