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

The last name Quinston is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quinston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quinston is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Quinston occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Quinston live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 36 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Quinston is most common in: Georgia, where 50 percent live and New York, where 50 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and Peru, where 25 percent live.

Quinston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quinston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Quinston last name contracted 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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