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

Jestings is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jestings? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jestings is the 2,168,711th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. Jestings is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Jestings live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Jestings is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name world-wide, held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held 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. Other than The United States Jestings is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Malawi, where 5 percent are found.

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 surname grew 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the 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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