Wickstone Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Wickstone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wickstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:224,2358,707
England171:3,277,533109,658
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Wickstone Last Name Facts

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

Wickstone occurs most in Ireland. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wickstone.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickstone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Wickstone live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in Ireland, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 224,235. In Ireland Wickstone is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Ireland it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Wickstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wickstone has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wickstone surname grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wickston946/
Wikston8845/
Wigstone8230/
Wickstom826/
Wickstand784/
Whekstone781/
Beckstone780/
Wigston75414/
Wickstandt7410/
Bigstone71109/
Wiggston710/
Wijckstandt708/
Wixton670/
Wyckstandt63110/
Wikstam632/
Vixtone631/
Wegston631/
Bixston630/
Bigston630/
Beakston590/
Wexsteene561/
Wexton5312/
Bixton534/
Vixton531/
Begston504/

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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 Wickstone
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