Compass Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Compass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Compass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1861:15,4301,465
Marshall Islands241:2,159510
England171:3,277,533109,658
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Compass (33) may also be a first name.

Compass Last Name Facts

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

The surname Compass is found most frequently in Jamaica. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Compass? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,067,497th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Compass live; 80 percent live in Caribbean and 80 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. Compass is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 33 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Jamaica, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 15,430. In Jamaica Compass is most frequent in: Middlesex County, where 77 percent reside, Cornwall County, where 22 percent reside and Surrey County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Jamaica Compass exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Marshall Islands, where 10 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Compasse931/
Compas923,487/
Kompass86119/
Compais8646/
Chompas8617/
Compast864/
Composs862/
Campass861/
Compa831,366/
Choumpas8018/
Campasse8012/
Choimpas801/
Campas775,060/
Compay77903/
Compos77764/
Kompas77379/
Cumpas77213/
Compau77208/
Compaz7743/
Compai7743/
Zompas7732/
Compat7716/
Sompas772/
Compaa772/
Compad772/
Conpas772/
Compea772/
Compah771/
Cobass770/
Champas71181/
Campeas71179/
Zoumpas7189/
Koumpas7183/
Kompase7170/
Tsompas7168/
Campays7152/
Compois7152/
Camposs7124/
Kompasz7114/
Scampas7110/
Compose719/
Comphat716/
Kompast714/
Soumpas714/
Coumpos713/
Compost713/
Campase713/
Coompai712/
Compace712/
Kampass712/
Somphas712/
Compatt711/
Joumpas711/
Kempass711/
Sampass711/
Tchoumposs711/
Giompas711/
Compeus711/
Campa6724,465/
Cobas6711,906/
Compo673,365/
Covas673,131/
Kompa671,382/
Tsoumpas67159/
Tzoumpas6761/
Cobaisse6734/
Choimpos6715/
Tsiompas678/
Conpa673/
Compacht671/
Champhas671/
Compá671/
Casimpas671/
Champays671/
Campaise671/
Compatch671/

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Footnotes

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