Compass Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Compass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 186 | 1:15,430 | 1,465 |
| Marshall Islands | 24 | 1:2,159 | 510 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Compass (33) may also be a first name.
Compass Demographics
Average Compass Salary in
England
£20,854
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compasse | 93 | 1 | / |
| Compas | 92 | 3,487 | / |
| Kompass | 86 | 119 | / |
| Compais | 86 | 46 | / |
| Chompas | 86 | 17 | / |
| Compast | 86 | 4 | / |
| Composs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Campass | 86 | 1 | / |
| Compa | 83 | 1,366 | / |
| Choumpas | 80 | 18 | / |
| Campasse | 80 | 12 | / |
| Choimpas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Campas | 77 | 5,060 | / |
| Compay | 77 | 903 | / |
| Compos | 77 | 764 | / |
| Kompas | 77 | 379 | / |
| Cumpas | 77 | 213 | / |
| Compau | 77 | 208 | / |
| Compaz | 77 | 43 | / |
| Compai | 77 | 43 | / |
| Zompas | 77 | 32 | / |
| Compat | 77 | 16 | / |
| Sompas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Compaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Compad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Conpas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Compea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Compah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cobass | 77 | 0 | / |
| Champas | 71 | 181 | / |
| Campeas | 71 | 179 | / |
| Zoumpas | 71 | 89 | / |
| Koumpas | 71 | 83 | / |
| Kompase | 71 | 70 | / |
| Tsompas | 71 | 68 | / |
| Campays | 71 | 52 | / |
| Compois | 71 | 52 | / |
| Camposs | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kompasz | 71 | 14 | / |
| Scampas | 71 | 10 | / |
| Compose | 71 | 9 | / |
| Comphat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kompast | 71 | 4 | / |
| Soumpas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Coumpos | 71 | 3 | / |
| Compost | 71 | 3 | / |
| Campase | 71 | 3 | / |
| Coompai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Compace | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kampass | 71 | 2 | / |
| Somphas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Compatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joumpas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kempass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sampass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchoumposs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Giompas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Compeus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Campa | 67 | 24,465 | / |
| Cobas | 67 | 11,906 | / |
| Compo | 67 | 3,365 | / |
| Covas | 67 | 3,131 | / |
| Kompa | 67 | 1,382 | / |
| Tsoumpas | 67 | 159 | / |
| Tzoumpas | 67 | 61 | / |
| Cobaisse | 67 | 34 | / |
| Choimpos | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tsiompas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Conpa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Compacht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Champhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Compá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casimpas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Champays | 67 | 1 | / |
| Campaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Compatch | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Compass
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