Compagnon Surname

118,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Compagnon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Compagnon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,4581:19,2082,202
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Italy711:861,36265,615
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Chile531:332,3869,362
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Compagñon (1) are calculated separately.

Compagnon (29) may also be a first name.

Compagnon Last Name Facts

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

Compagnon is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Compagñon. For other possible spellings of Compagnon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Compagnon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 118,051st most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,870,520 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Compagnon live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 29 people.

The last name Compagnon is most widely held in France, where it is held by 3,458 people, or 1 in 19,208. In France Compagnon is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 14 percent reside. Other than France this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Italy, where 2 percent reside.

Compagnon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Compagnon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Compagnon last name grew 5,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Compagnon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Compagnon last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Compagnon earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 45.27% more than the national average, earning $62,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $49,513 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Compagnon
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