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 occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jestings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Jestings reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States Jestings is primarily found in: Rhode Island, where 29 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 23 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Jestings exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Malawi, where 5 percent are found.

Jestings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jestings has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jestings last name grew 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jestings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jestings last name are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered to vote for 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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