Hamiston Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

Hamiston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamiston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Hamiston (5) may also be a first name.

Hamiston Last Name Facts

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

Hamiston is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamiston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Hamiston are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hamiston is also the 5,493,085th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 5 people.

Hamiston is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Hamiston is mostly found in: New York, where 25 percent reside, Vermont, where 25 percent reside and Washington, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Hamiston is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 20 percent reside.

Hamiston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hamiston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hamiston surname fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Hamiston
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