Quinston Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Peru

Quinston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quinston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Quinston (36) may also be a first name.

Quinston Last Name Facts

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

Quinston is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Quinston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quinston? popularity and diffusion

Quinston is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Quinston reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 36 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Quinston is most frequent in: Georgia, where 50 percent reside and New York, where 50 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and Peru, where 25 percent reside.

Quinston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quinston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quinston last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Queenston8215/
Kinston80137/
Cinston800/
Kinstone750/
Queenstan711/
Kenston6726/
Kinstan6711/
Censton670/
Chenston630/
Keenston630/
Hchinstan590/
Kinnstam504/
Ccnstant501/
Kemsston500/

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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 Quinston
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