Wastson Surname

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

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wastson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wastson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wastson (10) may also be a first name.

Wastson Last Name Facts

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

Wastson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wastson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wastson is the 4,908,606th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wastson reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wastson is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The last name Wastson is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Wastson is most frequent in: California, where 23 percent reside, Missouri, where 15 percent reside and Texas, where 15 percent reside. Excluding The United States Wastson exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Colombia, where 6 percent reside.

Wastson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wastson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wastson Last Name Statistics demography

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

Wastson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.77% less than the national average, earning $25,988 USD per year.

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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 Wastson
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