Neston Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Neston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Haiti571:187,4377,398
Panama351:111,7794,120
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
England51:11,143,612252,590
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Neston (743) may also be a first name.

Neston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neston occurs most in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neston? popularity and diffusion

Neston is the 699,651st most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Neston live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 301,729th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 743 people.

It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Not including Malawi Neston occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Haiti, where 14 percent are found.

Neston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Neston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neston last name rose 142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Neston surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Neston earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,888 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nestone921/
Neuston921/
Neiston920/
Nesston920/
Neton91234/
Neshtoun864/
Neaton83413/
Neyton83236/
Nestan8372/
Niston8355/
Neuton8352/
Naston8341/
Netong8338/
Nestun8338/
Netton8332/
Nethon8325/
Nieton8323/
Noston8312/
Nexton832/
Neeton831/
Netoon831/
Netone831/
Nyston830/
Nestant77161/
Nethoun7779/
Nashton7731/
Nesttun7725/
Neshtun7723/
Nesthun7719/
Neutton7711/
Nestand775/
Neatong774/
Nestane774/
Nexxton772/
Nesthan772/
Neshtan772/
Netocin772/
Nettong772/
Nethone771/
Nestunk771/
Nestahn771/
Hniston771/
Netosin771/
Neistan771/
Neutoun771/
Netoung771/
Niton73486/
Netan73197/
Netom734/
Nyton733/
Netão732/
Néton731/
Netthong71139/
Nesthant718/
Neathong717/
Nedthong714/
Naysthon711/
Nehestan711/
Neshtane711/
Netochin711/
Nehieton711/
Nethan671,303/
Nitone67670/
Netane67565/
Gniton6775/
Nastan6768/
Noiton6754/
Nettan6748/
Nayton6735/
Netang6732/
Nistan6727/
Nostan6720/
Nietan6717/
Neitan6714/
Nioton6714/
Nitong6714/
Nystom6712/
Naiton6712/
Ngetan679/
Neetan678/
Nyoton676/
Nestum675/
Nixton674/
Najton674/
Nuiton673/
Neytan672/
Neetom671/
Nitton671/
Netanh671/
Neatthong671/
Nython671/
Nystan671/
Neştun671/
Nystun671/
Nestanova671/
Nistun671/
Nuyton671/
Nettom670/
Noyton670/

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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 Neston
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