Geatons Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Geatons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geatons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:535,38220,332
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Geatons Last Name Facts

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

Geatons is found most in Scotland. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Geatons.

How Common Is The Last Name Geatons? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Geatons live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 535,382. In Scotland Geatons is mostly found in: Fife, where 50 percent are found, Scottish Borders, where 30 percent are found and City of Edinburgh, where 20 percent are found. Besides Scotland it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent are found.

Geatons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geatons has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Geatons surname increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geatons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Geatons surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eatons922/
Seatons863/
Heatons862/
Eaton's861/
Yeatons861/
Gaitons860/
Gaytons860/
Cheatons800/
Aytons772/
Geahthens751/
Gaitans713/
Caytons711/
Gaytans711/
Heytons711/
Jastons711/
Houetons673/
Goethans671/
Easthans670/

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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 Geatons
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