Hestings Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Hestings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hestings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Hestings (3,404) may also be a first name.

Hestings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hestings (Hindi: हेस्टिन्ग्स) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hestings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 719,876th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Hestings live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 122,049th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 3,404 people.

The last name Hestings is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Without taking into account Malawi Hestings exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Hestings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hestings has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hestings last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hestings Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hestings last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Hestings earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heastings9465/
Heestings940/
Heustings940/
Haestings940/
Hesting93184/
Hastings8856,280/
Jestings8876/
Hostings8813/
Hettings887/
Chesting884/
Eastings883/
Histings882/
Hessting881/
Heasting881/
Heisting880/
Heusting880/
Heting8672/
Esting8620/
Etings865/
Haistings8268/
Hasstings827/
Haystings824/
Hesttimgs821/
Hastijngs821/
Hastingss821/
Hasttings820/
Hastinngs820/
Haastings820/
Heiting80552/
Heyting80167/
Hetting80146/
Heuting8074/
Gesting8066/
Histing8054/
Hesteng8052/
Easting8048/
Astings8013/
Jesting8010/
Heating806/
Hastngs804/
Cheting802/
Hetihng801/
Eesting801/
Hieting801/
Heßting801/
Ettings801/
Estingt801/
Getings800/
Eatings800/
Estting800/
Eusting800/
Haestincks781/
Eting771,330/
Gettings752,479/
Heijting75360/
Geetings7542/
Haisting7538/
Hjetting7525/
Hissting7514/
Hetingke7510/
Højsting759/
Haysting751/
Cheeting751/
Haytings751/
Hittings751/
Aastings751/
Hetingue751/
Eetsting751/
Hoisting751/
Khething751/
Heithing751/
Eastting750/
Jettings750/
Chething750/
Eiting711,312/
Etiong71312/
Euting71226/
Etting71147/
Eyting7171/
Eating7136/
Geting7134/
Hiting7132/
Jeting7127/
Heteng716/
Estink715/
Isting714/
Etengs714/
Etieng714/
Heatng712/
Etihng712/
Edting712/
Etimng711/
Huiting67887/
Heutink67840/
Hoiting67821/
Getting67682/
Geeting67586/
Heitink67196/
Hytting67184/
Etingue67181/
Jetting6773/
Cheteng6767/
Hietink6752/
Hätting6738/
Heytink6729/
Gihting6721/
Haiting6715/
Eijting6714/
Yosting6710/
Hoyting6710/
Huyting6710/
Ettiong679/
Heuteng679/
Aisting678/
Hitting676/
Etingke676/
Gisting675/
Jieting674/
Kheteng673/
Hetinke672/
Eddting672/
Ichting671/
Eutting671/
Gehting671/
Eationg671/
Hißting671/
Gitings671/
Etienng671/
Etng671/
Ishting670/
Hayting670/
Haystng670/

Hestings Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hestings in the Hindi language
हेस्टिन्ग्सhestin'gsa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hestings
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