Jenston Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Jenston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 72 | 1:735,300 | 41,343 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Jenston (32) may also be a first name.
Jenston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jenston Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jenston is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jenston? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jenston is the 2,220,661st most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jenston live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 32 people.
Jenston is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania Jenston is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 89 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 6 percent live and Katavi Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Tanzania Jenston occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Jenston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jenston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jenston last name declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennston | 93 | 1 | / |
| Enston | 92 | 204 | / |
| Jetinston | 88 | 0 | / |
| Henston | 86 | 11 | / |
| Genston | 86 | 6 | / |
| Jhnston | 86 | 1 | / |
| Censton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Senston | 86 | 0 | / |
| Henstone | 80 | 53 | / |
| Joynston | 80 | 17 | / |
| Jemstone | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jojnston | 80 | 2 | / |
| Joinston | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jainston | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chenston | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hennston | 80 | 0 | / |
| Enstan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joihnston | 75 | 3 | / |
| Joyhnston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiohnston | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hinston | 71 | 40 | / |
| Hemston | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zinston | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sinston | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ginston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gemston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jimston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cinston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Henstan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Henstom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hemstone | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gemstone | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hainston | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hinstone | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heinstand | 63 | 1 | / |
| Higginston | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hainstonck | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gençtan | 57 | 72 | / |
| Gençtun | 57 | 50 | / |
| Henstam | 57 | 12 | / |
| Genstam | 57 | 8 | / |
| Ginzton | 57 | 8 | / |
| Jönstam | 57 | 4 | / |
| Himston | 57 | 0 | / |
| Gimston | 57 | 0 | / |
| Hoynstom | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zinshteun | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hchinstan | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Jenston
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