Willston Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Willston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Willston (30) may also be a first name.

Willston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willston is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Willston.

How Common Is The Last Name Willston? popularity and diffusion

Willston is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Willston occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Willston reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Willston is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 30 people.

Willston is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 33 percent are found, Connecticut, where 22 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Willston Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Willston earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $43,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willeston948/
Wilston93222/
Wilstone8891/
Wellston8810/
Billston883/
Whilston880/
Wileston880/
Wellstone8210/
Welleston822/
Villeston822/
Bilston80508/
Welston8021/
Wylston802/
Wilstan801/
Weleston750/
Whelston750/
Whelstone713/
Belleston710/
Belston6790/
Wilstam678/
Bleston678/
Uelston671/
Welstan670/
Welstand6324/
Wellstam638/
Huelston630/
Beelston630/
Blstan571/
Wåhlstam5011/

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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 Willston
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