Nixton Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nixton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nixton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Nixton (32) may also be a first name.

Nixton Last Name Facts

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

Nixton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nixton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nixton is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Nixton live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Nixton is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 32 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 50 percent reside and Ohio, where 50 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 25 percent reside.

Nixton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nixton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nixton surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nixtoone860/
Niston8355/
Nuxton834/
Nexton832/
Nexxton772/
Hniston771/
Neiston770/
Neigston711/
Nickston710/
Neston67421/
Nistan6727/
Nyston670/

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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 Nixton
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