Wilstone Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wilstone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania691:767,27042,064
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wilstone (63) may also be a first name.

Wilstone Last Name Facts

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

Wilstone occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wilstone click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilstone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wilstone reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wilstone is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 63 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 767,270. In Tanzania Wilstone is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Wilstone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wilstone last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilston93222/
Willston8817/
Whilston880/
Wileston880/
Billstone8267/
Wellstone8210/
Willeston828/
Whelstone823/
Bilston80508/
Welston8021/
Wylston802/
Wilstan801/
Belstone7530/
Wellston7510/
Bylstone754/
Billston753/
Whelston750/
Weleston750/
Welleston712/
Villeston712/
Belston6790/
Wilstam678/
Bleston678/
Uelston671/
Welstan670/
Welstand6324/
Bilstani631/
Huelston630/
Beelston630/
Belleston590/
Blstan571/
Wåhlstam5011/
Wellstam508/

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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 Wilstone
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