Walliston Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Walliston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walliston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Panama51:782,45211,059
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Walliston (135) may also be a first name.

Walliston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walliston has its highest incidence in Jamaica. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walliston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walliston is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Walliston is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Walliston are found; 56 percent are found in Caribbean and 56 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. Walliston is also the 797,647th most numerous first name on earth, held by 135 people.

The last name Walliston is most frequently held in Jamaica, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 318,883. In Jamaica Walliston is most prevalent in: Middlesex County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Jamaica Walliston exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Walliston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walliston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walliston surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Walliston
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