Inkester Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Inkester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Inkester Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland51:748,64318,576

Inkester Last Name Facts

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

Inkester occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inkester? popularity and diffusion

The last name Inkester is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Inkester reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

Inkester is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is most prevalent in: Cumbria, where 24 percent live, Cornwall, where 19 percent live and Shropshire, where 19 percent live. Not including England it is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent live.

Inkester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Inkester has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Inkester surname grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inkister880/
Inkete862/
Inketi717/
Enkete712/
Incesti6712/
Imketir671/
Hinkite671/
Inketta671/
Inciter671/
Inchete671/
Incetey670/
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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 Inkester
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