Fewston Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fewston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fewston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Fewston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fewston is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fewston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fewston is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fewston are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

Fewston is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most numerous in: Merseyside, where 50 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 25 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 25 percent live.

Fewston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fewston has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fewston last name fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feston922,671/
Fueston86362/
Festone86280/
Festoni8657/
Feuston8653/
Feseton861/
Febston860/
Fowiston804/
Fesitoni801/
Fuesston801/
Fewstini801/
Fuestone800/
Fiston772,863/
Festin772,791/
Foston771,073/
Fuston77917/
Faston77517/
Festen77280/
Veston77100/
Festan7712/
Fsaton771/
Festyn771/
Fstone771/
Fyston770/
Feyiseton753/
Festini711,088/
Festino71728/
Foyston71151/
Fastoni71129/
Festina7186/
Fiestan7170/
Fesatan7142/
Fesetan7139/
Festine7131/
Foesten7121/
Fiaston7112/
Pheston7111/
Fastone7110/
Fouston718/
Fauston718/
Festein716/
Festyan715/
Vestoni714/
Festtan713/
Fayston713/
Vestone712/
Fesitan712/
Faiston712/
Fasaton711/
Fistony711/
Festőné711/
Festien711/
Festaño711/
Festano711/
Vieston711/
Festain711/
Fosston711/
Fsutton711/
Veeston711/
Feasten710/
Fuestin710/
Fuuston710/
Fooston710/
Foseton710/
Fostonn710/
Festanio6735/
Fiestana6725/
Fesyutin6718/
Fastouni6716/
Feistein676/
Feyistan676/
Festyana675/
Feysetan672/
Feustino672/
Fay-Whiston671/
Fawustin671/
Fiestane671/
Ficetona671/
Faustono671/
Faesetan671/
Fessetan671/
Fesattan671/
Fawstino671/
Vowstone670/
Fuesteen670/

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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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  • 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 Fewston
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