Laston Surname

74,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Laston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4,9411:3,465456
Tanzania1,3401:39,5094,528
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England151:3,714,537119,675
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Lastoń (1) are calculated separately.

Laston (23,126) may also be a first name.

Laston Last Name Facts

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

Laston is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Lastoń. Click here for further possible spellings of Laston.

How Common Is The Last Name Laston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,716th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,107,698 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Laston reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Laston is also the 33,891st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 23,126 people.

This last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 4,941 people, or 1 in 3,465. Barring Malawi it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Laston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Laston last name rose 1,589 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Laston surname are 24.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Laston earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 65.75% less than the national average, earning R 81,396 per year and in United States they earn 19.03% less than the national average, earning $34,939 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lastoń941/
Lastone92439/
Leaston9269/
Hlaston925/
Lauston922/
Lgaston921/
Layston921/
Llaston920/
Laaston920/
Laiston920/
Laton911,596/
Leadston8681/
L'Gaston861/
Lyastone860/
Layton8337,997/
Laiton837,400/
Laxton834,448/
Leston833,444/
Lauton83940/
Leaton83831/
Lathon83747/
Latong83657/
Loston83471/
Latone83335/
Latton83201/
Lhaton83191/
Lastun8393/
Lastan8320/
Latoon838/
Latonn835/
Latoin832/
Liaton832/
Latond831/
Lazton831/
Latont831/
Latoun831/
Léston831/
Lajton831/
Laaton831/
Leadstone8019/
Lathong772,099/
Lautone77137/
Lashtun77129/
Hlastan77108/
Loxston7779/
Latotin7731/
Lhatoon7724/
Laithon7724/
Laitong7719/
Lattone7715/
Laython7711/
Lautong7710/
Leiston779/
Laitohn779/
Lastant778/
Lesston777/
Leeston777/
Laytong777/
Latonne777/
Liatong776/
Lhatong776/
Laustan774/
Lostone774/
Lodston773/
Latuong773/
Latoune773/
Latoint772/
Luiston772/
Lahaton772/
Latotyn772/
Hlatong772/
Leyston771/
Laitton771/
Laytton771/
Loeston771/
Louston771/
Llayton771/
Lhatton771/
Lestoin771/
Lathone771/
Latount771/
Laastan771/
Leathon771/
Llaiton771/
Lastane771/
Latoing771/
Lattong771/
Lattoun771/
Laitone771/
Laitoun771/
L'Eaton771/
Lahtong771/
Ladtong771/
Leatong771/
Loyston770/
Lattgon770/
Lauxton770/
Lachton770/
Lostton770/
Latan731,363/
Loton731,062/
Latoń73654/
Latom7322/
Latão731/
Latán731/
Laithong712,092/
Latonova71233/
Lhathong7169/
Laushtan7156/
Ladthong7150/
Llautong7139/
Latonová7136/
Leathong7123/
Lautonne7118/
Laythong7118/
Latoshyn7117/
Lautomne7111/
Lauthong715/
Leishton714/
Lattoune713/
Laytoing712/
Liadtong712/
Lhathoon711/
Lauthoin711/
Lauthton711/
Laythoun711/
Latthong711/
Ladshtan711/
Laathong711/
Lathongh711/
Lathoung711/
Laudtong711/
Leatoong711/
Hlathong711/
Lattonne710/
Leyton6731,103/
Leiton6714,854/
Lathan674,741/
Lautan674,048/
Loxton673,752/
Latane671,279/
Laitan671,196/
Latang67732/
Lotong67639/
Lotton67586/
Lostun67567/
Louton67481/
Lattan67296/
Lathom67276/
Lestan67206/
Lothon67187/
Lastam67169/
Lataan67128/
Laatan6787/
Laïtan6784/
Laytan6759/
Liatthong6747/
Lestón6741/
Laîtan6736/
Lostan6727/
Lotonc6725/
Latant6724/
Liatan6722/
Lastanova6716/
Latahn6715/
Latoum6710/
Lattonová679/
Lezton678/
Lastunova676/
Lastum676/
Lhatan676/
Lotone676/
Loiton675/
Lataun675/
Lautom675/
Lostün675/
Loyton674/
Lăstun674/
Leuton673/
Laytom673/
Latoom673/
Lioton673/
Lodton673/
Laytonová672/
Latgan672/
Ladtan672/
Laudthong672/
Hlaithong672/
Lleishton671/
Latand671/
Laatom671/
Laitão671/
Laitón671/
Llatan671/
Lotoon671/
Lotoun671/
Laytón671/
Latsshtan671/
Laitán671/
Lahtan671/
L'Automne671/
Looton671/
Liadthong671/
Lhaithong671/
Laythonhg671/
Hlatom671/
Leatan670/
Lozton670/
Laxtan670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laston
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