Bison Surname
Approximately 4,042 people bear this surname
Bison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1,761 | 1:34,728 | 6,228 |
| Brazil | 460 | 1:465,379 | 17,624 |
| United States | 390 | 1:929,382 | 69,672 |
| Philippines | 299 | 1:338,589 | 46,148 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| France | 179 | 1:371,077 | 55,233 |
| Germany | 173 | 1:465,349 | 40,819 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94 | 1:86,742 | 11,495 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 1:351,816 | 39,430 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 103 | 1:487,560 | 34,505 |
The alternate forms: Bisoń (1) are calculated separately.
Bison (1,833) may also be a first name.
Bison Demographics
Average Male Bison Height
178.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bison Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bison (Bengali: বিসন, Hindi: बिसन, Marathi: िबसोन, Oriya: ବିେଶାନ) occurs most in Italy. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bisoń. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bison? popularity and diffusion
Bison is the 114,384th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,802,955 people. Bison is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Bison are found; 44 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent are found in Italic Europe. Bison is also the 178,189th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 1,833 people.
It is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 1,761 people, or 1 in 34,728. In Italy it is primarily found in: Veneto, where 80 percent live, Piedmont, where 10 percent live and Lombardy, where 5 percent live. Not including Italy this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Bison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bison has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 379 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bison Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bison surname are 13.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.56% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bison earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning €37,918 per year; in United States they earn 12.29% less than the national average, earning $37,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.21% less than the national average, earning $41,629 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bison Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bison in the Bengali language | ||
| বিসন | bisana | - |
| Bison in the Marathi language | ||
| िबसोन | ibasona | - |
| Bison in the Hindi language | ||
| बिसन | bisana | 50 |
| बाइसन | ba'isana | 50 |
| Bison in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିେଶାନ | biesana | 50 |
| ବିଶନ | bisana | 50 |
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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 Bison
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