Glaston Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Glaston Surname Definition:

GLISTON: Local. Glaston, the green hill; Gliston, the shining hill, the mineral or mica hill.

Glaston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru481:662,16916,012
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Glaston (281) may also be a first name.

Glaston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GLISTON: Local. Glaston, the green hill; Gliston, the shining hill, the mineral or mica hill.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Glaston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glaston is borne by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Glaston.

How Common Is The Last Name Glaston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,718,748th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Glaston live; 43 percent live in South America and 42 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 528,876th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 281 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Peru, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 662,169. In Peru Glaston is most frequent in: Loreto Region, where 79 percent reside and Lima Province, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Peru this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Glaston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glaston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glaston surname rose 309 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glaston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glaston surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glaston earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 16.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,114 per year and in United States they earn 28.38% less than the national average, earning $30,904 USD per year.

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