Humpherston Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Humpherston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Humpherston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia581:465,44335,949
England551:1,013,05650,089
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Humpherston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Humpherston occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Humpherston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Humpherston is the 1,710,039th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. Humpherston is primarily found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Humpherston reside; 51 percent reside in Australasia and 51 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Humpherston is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 465,443. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 88 percent are found and Australian Capital Territory, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Australia Humpherston is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 48 percent are found and Wales, where 1 percent are found.

Humpherston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Humpherston has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Humpherston last name rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humpherstone961/
Umpherston9531/
Umpherstone910/
Humphreston910/
Humphyreston870/
Humphries-Wotton741/

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