Hanston Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Hanston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hanston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Hanston (22) may also be a first name.

Hanston Last Name Facts

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

Hanston occurs most in Liberia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Hanston reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Hanston is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 244,919. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Bong County, where 50 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 44 percent are found and Rivercess County, where 6 percent are found. Beside Liberia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Hanston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hanston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hanston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hanston last name is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

Hanston earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.97% less than the national average, earning $44,233 CAD per year.

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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 Hanston
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