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

The last name Hanston occurs most in Liberia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hanston is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Hanston occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Hanston live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Hanston is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

Hanston is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 244,919. In Liberia Hanston is mostly concentrated in: Bong County, where 50 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 44 percent reside and Rivercess County, where 6 percent reside. Not including Liberia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Hanston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hanston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hanston last name contracted 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hanston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname 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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