Umpherston Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Umpherston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umpherston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Scotland151:356,92115,763
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Umpherston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umpherston is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umpherston? popularity and diffusion

Umpherston is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Umpherston live; 52 percent live in Australasia and 52 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,687,231. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 94 percent reside and Victoria, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Australia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 48 percent reside.

Umpherston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Umpherston has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Umpherston last name grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humpherston95114/
Umpherstone950/
Humpherstone911/

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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
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  • 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 Umpherston
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