Eastern Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Eastern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eastern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran411:1,872,74468,622
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Eastern (214) may also be a first name.

Eastern Last Name Facts

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

Eastern is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Eastern click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eastern? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Eastern is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Eastern reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 617,781st most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 214 people.

The last name Eastern is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,872,744. In Iran Eastern is most prevalent in: Alborz Province, where 29 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 24 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Eastern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Eastern has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eastern Last Name Statistics demography

Eastern earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.56% less than the national average, earning R 179,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Easteren931/
Easterin931/
Easterrn931/
Estern9247/
Astern9232/
Eatern921/
Eastering8816/
Austern86101/
Oestern8639/
Esterin8623/
Gestern8618/
Asterin865/
Gastern864/
Esterne864/
Esthern862/
Hestern861/
Jastern861/
Esteren861/
Asterne861/
Atern8319/
Etern831/
Asterina80339/
Esterina80311/
Gasteren8050/
Asterion8017/
Astering809/
Hesteren805/
Astoerin804/
Hesterin801/
Eatering801/
Estering801/
Eaterina801/
Eesteren801/
Asteräng801/
Jasterin801/
Easthorn800/
Ashteren800/
Eterin77123/
Athern7734/
Attern7720/
Estorn7719/
Ateren7715/
Ethern777/
Istern776/
Aterin773/
Hatern771/
Eetern771/
Getern771/
Extern771/
Aterne771/
Autern771/
Haasteren7556/
Estherren7515/
Hasterina753/
Austereng752/
Austerina752/
Estherina752/
Jastering751/
Hauestern751/
Esternova751/
O'Western751/
Gasterina751/
Esterienė751/
Astherina751/
Heisternd750/
Gesterina750/
Hestering750/
Gathern7173/
Gaterin7169/
Astorin7161/
Heteren7158/
Astarin7129/
Astrene7118/
Isterin7117/
Estarin7114/
Oystern716/
Ajitern715/
Ysteryn715/
Atereun713/
Aterina712/
Astaryn712/
Etherin712/
Eterina712/
Hattern711/
Heathering711/
Geterin711/
Gattern711/
Astyrin711/
Uethern711/
Hathern711/
Haterne711/
Jistern711/
Oeteren711/
Esthorn711/
Atereng711/
Audtern711/
Gethern710/
Gateren710/
Hettern710/
Euterin710/
Estrene710/
Autering6779/
Gauterin6760/
Achteren6733/
Isterina6728/
Hastirin6714/
Gisteren6713/
Ashthorn679/
Gauthern677/
Hastarin675/
Astirina675/
Ayestarn675/
Ethering673/
Ysteryna673/
Jasterem672/
Hesterinová671/
Hatteren671/
Ettering671/
Gaterina671/
Austrene671/
Geterina671/
Atherion671/
Ashtarin671/
Etterina671/
Eutering671/
Audthern671/
Hesthorn670/
Haythern670/
Hathernn670/
Hesterim670/
Hetering670/
Eitering670/
Echteren670/
Itern670/
Houstern670/

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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 Eastern
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