Miston Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Miston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Tanzania2341:226,24618,784
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
France51:13,284,544357,392
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Mistoń (30) are calculated separately.

Miston (1,150) may also be a first name.

Miston Last Name Facts

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

Miston (Bengali: মিষ্টন, Hindi: मिस्टोन) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Mistoń. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 542,751st most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Miston live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 234,650th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 1,150 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 40 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Miston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Miston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Miston last name expanded 171 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Miston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Miston last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Miston earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mistoń9430/
Mistone9253/
Mistoin921/
Maiston920/
Moiston920/
Miton911,898/
Mistosin861/
Mistoing861/
Mitton837,127/
Mithon831,557/
Muston831,539/
Meston831,499/
Mitong83440/
Mitond83234/
Mistun83115/
Maiton8384/
Mistan8374/
Mitoun8371/
Moiton8368/
Meiton8361/
Mitoon8359/
Mioton8339/
Mixton8321/
Muiton839/
Mitone838/
Mieton832/
Myston831/
Mistom831/
Mituon831/
Midton830/
Maidstone80228/
Mistonova8010/
Mithong776,446/
Mietton77357/
Mayston77340/
Moyston77295/
Maitong77213/
Mittone77143/
Mithoun7791/
Miotton7736/
Mitoung7735/
Mittong7730/
Mestone7716/
Mistang7710/
Maistan774/
Michton773/
Maitone773/
Mishtan773/
Midthon772/
Meitong772/
Maithon772/
Medston771/
Mistane771/
Mithone771/
Mitthon771/
Middton771/
Misstom771/
Muitoin771/
Mitonne771/
Mitoune771/
Mithoon771/
Mystone771/
Miestan771/
Maihton771/
Mueston770/
Mithoin770/
Mitan733,523/
Meton73851/
Myton73476/
Mitoń7348/
Mitom7311/
Méton731/
Maithong713,277/
Maystone7144/
Mitonova7134/
Mitthong7111/
Mishtane712/
Mishthan712/
Maitoing712/
Misthung711/
Midtoune711/
Moithong711/
Mitohina711/
Mitongue711/
Meitoung711/
Mhaitong711/
Maithone711/
Maithonh711/
Hmaitong711/
Midthong710/
Maitan674,284/
Mestan672,888/
Mithan671,879/
Mayton671,819/
Mustan671,362/
Mistam67912/
Mytton67729/
Metton67692/
Mittan67644/
Maitom67568/
Mitang67344/
Meaton67310/
Mithom67282/
Mixtun67229/
Metong67191/
Mehton67114/
Mitane6771/
Methon6752/
Mistum6739/
Moyton6715/
Meeton6712/
Metone6711/
Mystun6710/
Moitom679/
Mitňan678/
Mistunova678/
Meitom677/
Mistuń675/
Meitan674/
Mestom674/
Meyton673/
Medton673/
Metuon673/
Mihtan672/
Mixtan672/
Mixtún672/
Mython672/
Mistanova671/
Mittom671/
Midtan671/
Muitom671/
Meuton671/
Maitongue671/
Maitán671/
Mexton671/
Muitan671/
Mitand671/
Mixtùn671/
Metoon671/
Mytoon671/
Moitão671/
Moitan671/
Mhaithong671/
Hmaithong671/
Metoun670/

Miston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miston in the Bengali language
মিষ্টনmistana-
Miston in the Hindi language
मिस्टोनmistona-

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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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  • 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 Miston
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