Hewiston Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Hewiston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hewiston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hewiston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hewiston is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewiston? popularity and diffusion

Hewiston is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Hewiston occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Hewiston are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Hewiston is mostly found in: New York, where 25 percent reside, North Dakota, where 25 percent reside and Ohio, where 25 percent reside. Excluding The United States Hewiston is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Hewiston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hewiston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hewiston last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hewiston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hewiston last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heweston8836/
Hewitton880/
Howiston880/
Jewiston880/
Cheviston820/
Eviston80310/
Hebiton80118/
Ebiston803/
Eweston801/
Hebeston752/
Haweston750/
Hoveston750/
Haveston750/
Haviston750/
Howeston750/
Ewitan7162/
Ebiton7118/
Eweton7113/
Chiveston710/
Chiviston710/
Eveston67181/
Aveston6765/
Ewaitan6729/
Eweitan6718/
Hevitan679/
Aviston679/
Juiston677/
Chaiwitoon672/
Owistan671/
Jwieton671/
Ebeston671/
Jueston671/
Eveiton671/
Geweton671/
Oveston671/
Iveston671/

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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 Hewiston
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