Hamerston Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hamerston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamerston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:763,26141,903
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Hamerston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hamerston occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamerston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,478,479th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Hamerston are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

Hamerston is most widely held in England, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 763,261. In England Hamerston is most frequent in: Dorset, where 30 percent reside, Essex, where 25 percent reside and Greater London, where 21 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Hamerston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hamerston has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 332 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hamerston Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hamerston earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 52.5% more than the national average, earning $65,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.06% less than the national average, earning $42,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamerstone9522/
Hammerston954/
Amerston940/
Hammerstone90322/
Homerston8929/
Hamerstom891/
Homerstone8430/
Hammerstom842/
Hammarston841/
Hammerstan840/
Emerston820/
Hammerstand802/
Emarston711/

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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 Hamerston
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