Paignton Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Paignton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paignton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Paignton Last Name Facts

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

Paignton occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Paignton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paignton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Paignton are found; 53 percent are found in Australasia and 53 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 283,020. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Bay of Plenty Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including New Zealand it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 44 percent reside and Australia, where 3 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
  • 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 Paignton
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