Loreston Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Loreston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loreston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti6981:15,3061,416
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184

Loreston (12) may also be a first name.

Loreston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loreston is held by more people in Haiti than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loreston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 467,776th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. The surname Loreston is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Loreston live; 97 percent live in Caribbean and 97 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Loreston is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name in the world, borne by 12 people.

Loreston is most numerous in Haiti, where it is held by 698 people, or 1 in 15,306. In Haiti it is most numerous in: Ouest, where 100 percent reside. Barring Haiti it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Loreston
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