Germiston Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Germiston Surname Definition:

GERMISTON: From the lands of Germiston in the parish of Stenness, Orkney. Hucheoun Gaimistath was a witness to the validity of purchases by Earl William in 1503 (REO., p. 416), John Germiston married a daughter of Gibbon Ireland of Ireland, Orkney, before 1573 (Clouston), Jhone Garmastoun and his wife appear in Kirkwall, 1574 (OSR.

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Germiston Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Germiston (29) may also be a first name.

Germiston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GERMISTON: From the lands of Germiston in the parish of Stenness, Orkney. Hucheoun Gaimistath was a witness to the validity of purchases by Earl William in 1503 (REO., p. 416), John Germiston married a daughter of Gibbon Ireland of Ireland, Orkney, before 1573 (Clouston), Jhone Garmastoun and his wife appear in Kirkwall, 1574 (OSR., I, p. 267), and Andrew Germestoun is recorded in Harray in 1640 (MCM., II, p. 211). The surname has now quite disappeared from Orkney (Clouston). Garmiston 1576.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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Germiston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Germiston is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Germiston? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Germiston are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Germiston is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 128,643. Not including Botswana Germiston is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hermiston89684/
Gremiston891/
Sermiston890/
Hermistone841/
Germsten820/
Hermeston78104/
Germosten781/
Hermistand741/
Jermestam567/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Germiston
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