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
Compass has its highest incidence in Jamaica. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Compass? popularity and diffusion
Compass is the 1,067,497th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. Compass occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Compass are found; 80 percent are found in Caribbean and 80 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 33 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 15,430. In Jamaica Compass is most common in: Middlesex County, where 77 percent live, Cornwall County, where 22 percent live and Surrey County, where 1 percent live. Barring Jamaica this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Marshall Islands, where 10 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
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
- 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 Compass
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis