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Where Does The Last Name Piston Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Piston (Hindi: पिस्तों) occurs most in Uruguay. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Pistón. For other potential spellings of Piston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piston? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 252,393^rd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,647,670 people. The last name Piston occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Piston are found; 31 percent are found in South America and 29 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Piston is also the 312,128^th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 701 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uruguay, where it is borne by 339 people, or 1 in 10,123. In Uruguay Piston is most common in: San José Department, where 52 percent live, Florida Department, where 18 percent live and Montevideo Department, where 14 percent live. Beside Uruguay it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Piston Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Piston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 638 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Piston Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Piston last name are 9.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.88% being registered with the party.

Piston earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $43,414 USD per year.