Faston Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Faston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2921:181,30715,764
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Faston (3,887) may also be a first name.

Faston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faston is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 601,015th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,095,833 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Faston are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 112,482nd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 3,887 people.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 181,307. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 64 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 31 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Faston exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Faston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faston has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faston Last Name Statistics demography

Faston earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.92% more than the national average, earning $68,139 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fastone9210/
Fauston928/
Fayston923/
Faiston922/
Faton913,098/
Feston832,671/
Fatone831,850/
Foston831,073/
Fatton83497/
Fayton83191/
Featon83158/
Faxton8354/
Fatoon8348/
Fathon8345/
Faiton8338/
Vaston8310/
Fatoun836/
Fastan833/
Fatong833/
Fastun833/
Fauton832/
Fatont830/
Fastom830/
Feathston800/
Fatosin77296/
Faytong77263/
Fatoing77196/
Foyston77151/
Faytone77134/
Fathoun77100/
Feuston7753/
Fathong7739/
Faitong7739/
Fattoun779/
Fouston778/
Fastand772/
Fatohun772/
Faitton772/
Vauston771/
Phaston771/
Fhatoon771/
Fosston771/
Fathone771/
Faustan771/
Fatonne771/
Fatoune771/
Fattone771/
Faitone771/
Fastuin771/
Fooston770/
Fostonn770/
Feathstone751/
Fatan731,314/
Vaton73569/
Fatom73474/
Foton7363/
Fatán731/
Faithong71603/
Fathoune7196/
Faitoing7128/
Fatonová715/
Fatonova714/
Fatochin712/
Fahatoon711/
Fatoosin711/
Fattounh711/
Feistont711/
Faythong711/
Foxton671,591/
Fathan671,257/
Fatoom67491/
Fatane67199/
Fattan67161/
Fastunova67121/
Veston67100/
Vastan6775/
Fostun6756/
Fostan6741/
Phaton6734/
Faitan6733/
Fattom6731/
Fatang6730/
Fatoum6719/
Fathom6719/
Feiton6717/
Festan6712/
Veaton6711/
Vaiton6710/
Fastum679/
Vatton675/
Faitão675/
Fotone675/
Fastam674/
Fouton674/
Vatoon674/
Voston674/
Fotong674/
Fatanh674/
Fatomh674/
Foiton673/
Fuoton672/
Fhatan672/
Fataan672/
Vastun672/
Fotton672/
Fatoïssin672/
Faëtan672/
Faytan672/
Feyton672/
Fattonová671/
Vathon671/
Faustamnn671/
Fahtan671/
Fatann671/
Fostom671/
Featan671/
Fhaithong671/
Faitthong671/
Foyton670/
Feuton670/

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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 Faston
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