Ampton Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Ampton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ampton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ampton (25) may also be a first name.

Ampton Last Name Facts

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

Ampton is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ampton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Ampton is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Ampton live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 25 people.

The last name Ampton is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most common in: Connecticut, where 50 percent are found and Florida, where 50 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent are found and Kenya, where 17 percent are found.

Ampton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ampton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ampton surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hampton92103,606/
Gampton920/
Hamphton868/
Hampthon863/
Hamptton863/
Hamptoon861/
Hamptonn861/
Hamppton861/
Hammpton861/
Hanmpton861/
Hamptond860/
Ompton832/
Empton831/
Anpton830/
D'Hampton801/
Hempton77502/
Hamptom7761/
Hanpton7710/
Hompton772/
Hamptan771/
Hambton770/
Hainpton710/
Homphton710/
Amvthan621/
Honpton620/

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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 Ampton
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