Wetherston Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wetherston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetherston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wetherston Last Name Facts

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

Wetherston occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetherston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Wetherston occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Wetherston reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa Wetherston is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 96 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and Scotland, where 4 percent are found.

Wetherston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wetherston has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wetherston surname decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wetherston Last Name Statistics demography

Wetherston earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.82% less than the national average, earning R 176,280 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 Wetherston
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