Giston Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Giston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Giston (123) may also be a first name.
Giston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Giston occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giston? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Giston is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Giston reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 123 people.
The last name Giston is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe Giston is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 93 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Giston is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 29 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Giston
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