Hicton Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Hicton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hicton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England121:4,643,172139,951
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Hicton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hicton occurs most in Canada. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hicton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Hicton are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,070,466. In Canada Hicton is most frequent in: Alberta, where 50 percent reside, Saskatchewan, where 25 percent reside and Ontario, where 25 percent reside. Beside Canada Hicton is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 48 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Hicton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hicton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hicton last name decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hicton Last Name Statistics demography

Hicton earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 22.5% less than the national average, earning $38,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hickton92676/
Chicton922/
Hichton920/
Icton916/
Chickton861/
Higton83802/
Ichton8320/
Hecton8313/
Aicton831/
Hycton831/
Eicton830/
Chicktong8034/
Hiktong7714/
Checton7713/
Jickton774/
Eichton772/
Juicton771/
Hisdton771/
Hectonn771/
Jaicton771/
Hectton770/
Ecton73808/
Ikton7325/
Ictan731/
Igton730/
Huidston712/
Checkton711/
Haitston711/
Eckton67213/
Iokton679/
Hekton677/
Jecton672/
Aikton671/
Iktoun671/
Hejton671/
Hegton671/
Ectone670/
Eigton670/
Ectton670/
Eacton670/

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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 Hicton
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