Triton Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Triton Surname Definition:

Probably from Treeton, curtly so pronounced; a parish in co. York.

Triton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1191:558,17475,634
Mauritius781:16,5823,513
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Triton (197) may also be a first name.

Triton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from Treeton, curtly so pronounced; a parish in co. York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Triton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Triton (Marathi: ीटोन, Russian: Тритон) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Triton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 868,551st most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Triton are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 38 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Triton is also the 646,152nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 197 people.

It is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 558,174. In France it is most numerous in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 63 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 17 percent live and Grand Est, where 15 percent live. Aside from France it occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Mauritius, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Triton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Triton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Triton surname expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Triton Last Name Statistics demography

Triton earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.44% less than the national average, earning $25,266 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tritton921,185/
Triston92106/
Tritone9250/
Trieton925/
Tritong924/
Treiton921/
Thriton921/
Tridton921/
Trithong86779/
Traitong8614/
Tristone863/
Thrieton860/
Traiston860/
Truiston860/
Treton83694/
Tritan8325/
Tréton835/
Truton833/
Tryton831/
Tritán831/
Traithong80395/
Tritonova8021/
Thrithong801/
Tristan7718,521/
Treston77616/
Trithan77291/
Tretton77205/
Tritant77111/
Treeton7713/
Triztan7713/
Trutoun7712/
Trayton7710/
Treaton778/
Trutton776/
Traitan775/
Treyton772/
Tristom772/
Tritane772/
Trython771/
Thruton771/
Trethon771/
Troyton771/
Trittan770/
Tristant711,144/
Threeton71248/
Traithan71133/
Treetong7148/
Tristhan7111/
Tritasen714/
Tristand713/
Tristane712/
Treeston712/
Traytong711/
Trayston711/
Trishtan711/
Traitant711/
Truthton711/
Treethon711/
Threaton710/
Treatton710/
Trutan67113/
Treethong6727/
Threetong6712/
Tritam676/
Tretom675/
Tretan675/
Trytan672/
Tristã671/
Tritanova671/
Treestone671/
Tristanne670/

Triton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Triton in the Marathi language
ीटोनitona-
Triton in the Russian language
Тритонtriton-

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