Dampson Surname

199,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dampson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dampson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,0091:13,4501,752
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Liberia151:293,90216,977
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dampson (21) may also be a first name.

Dampson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dampson is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dampson.

How Common Is The Last Name Dampson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 199,994th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,490,204 people. Dampson is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dampson live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 21 people.

The surname Dampson is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,009 people, or 1 in 13,450. Not including Ghana this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Dampson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dampson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 378 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dampson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dampson surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Dampson earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD 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
  • 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 Dampson
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