Jestings Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jestings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jestings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Jestings (10) may also be a first name.

Jestings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jestings is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jestings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Jestings are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Jestings is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States it is mostly found in: Rhode Island, where 29 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 23 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.

Jestings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jestings has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jestings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jestings are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jestings earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.48% less than the national average, earning $41,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.53% less than the national average, earning $41,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jesting9310/
Hestings88405/
Jettings880/
Jeting8627/
Esting8620/
Etings865/
Heastings8265/
Heestings820/
Jetting8073/
Gesting8066/
Sesting809/
Jieting804/
Yesting802/
Ettings801/
Sitings801/
Getings800/
Jething800/
Estting800/
Eting771,330/
Gettings752,479/
Gethings75432/
Giesting75232/
Yoesting75121/
Hjetting7525/
Suytings7511/
Histings752/
Geitings751/
Settings750/
Seisting750/
Sittings750/
Jittings750/
Geisting750/
Etiong71312/
Etting71147/
Siting7184/
Haistings7168/
Seting7139/
Geting7134/
Jiting7121/
Zeting7120/
Jeteng7118/
Estink715/
Etengs714/
Haystings714/
Yeting713/
Etihng712/
Edting712/
Hijetting711/
Hesttimgs711/
Seschting710/
Getthings710/
Gething671,364/
Getting67682/
Setting67266/
Zetting67171/
Sieting67164/
Saiting6759/
Sisting6726/
Zisting6726/
Sitting6717/
Zieting6715/
Ettiong679/
Seating678/
Jetteng677/
Suiting677/
Sayting676/
Gisting675/
Sitieng674/
Jitting673/
Jaiting673/
Eddting672/
Jäthing672/
Jeeteng672/
Seeting672/
Seiting672/
Ceiting671/
Jhiting671/
Zheting671/
Gehting671/
Yetting671/
Hieting671/
Jehteng671/
Gitings671/
Cetting671/
Etng671/
Sithing671/
Jeateng671/
Geiting670/
Gieting670/
Ceating670/
Ehiting670/

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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 Jestings
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