Honest Surname
Approximately 1,593 people bear this surname
Honest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 861 | 1:61,489 | 6,591 |
| Nigeria | 385 | 1:460,111 | 23,377 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Iran | 66 | 1:1,163,372 | 50,804 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Honest (23,434) may also be a first name.
Honest Demographics
Average Honest Salary in
England
£21,560
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Honest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Honest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Honest (Hindi: होनेस्ट, Marathi: होने) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Honest? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 249,252nd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,574,731 people. The surname Honest is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Honest are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Honest is also the 33,587th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 23,434 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 861 people, or 1 in 61,489. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 21 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Honest occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Egypt, where 11 percent live.
Honest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Honest has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Honest surname increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Honest Last Name Statistics demography
Honest earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 47.96% more than the national average, earning $73,511 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Honest Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Honest in the Hindi language | ||
| होनेस्ट | honesta | - |
| Honest in the Marathi language | ||
| होने | hone | - |
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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 Honest
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