Homston Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Homston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Homston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Homston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Homston is found in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Homston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Homston is the 5,057,639th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Homston live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 336,353. In Ireland it is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Ireland this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Estonia, where 7 percent reside.

Homston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Homston has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Homston surname grew 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Homston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humston86322/
Hamston8659/
Hemston8611/
Honston868/
Homstom860/
Homstun860/
Humstone806/
Johmston805/
Hamstone803/
Hohnston802/
Hammston800/
Amston778/
Umston770/
Hohnstone751/
Hounstone750/
Jonston71561/
Gamston71210/
Amstone7144/
Hanston7139/
Gonston717/
Ohnston716/
Humstom712/
Hoisinzton711/
Hamcton711/
Humstan710/
Honstan710/
Hansston6734/
Joynston6717/
Jonnston679/
Jounston673/
Gohnston672/
Jojnston672/
Hanstone671/
Hoynstom671/
Joinston671/
Hannston670/

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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 Homston
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