Stonton Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Stonton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stonton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Stonton (17) may also be a first name.

Stonton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stonton is found most in Malaysia. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stonton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Stonton is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Stonton live; 54 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,474,711. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 85 percent reside, Johor, where 5 percent reside and Kedah, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Stonton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stonton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Stonton surname decreased 52 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stonton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoenton931/
Stounton930/
Stanton8672,862/
Stunton863/
Stontan862/
Stomton860/
Staunton806,558/
Stannton8010/
Statnton806/
Stantone804/
Stantonn803/
Sstanton800/
Stuinton800/
Stantoine7589/
Steaunton751/
Stantan7120/
Stantom714/
Stantonová712/
Stantane673/
Stanthan672/
Stauntan670/
Stamton572/
Stantum571/
Stumton570/
Standton535/
Stantton534/

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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 Stonton
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis