Dapson Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Dapson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dapson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Costa Rica391:122,5661,902
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Belize161:22,2171,827
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Dapson (70) may also be a first name.

Dapson Last Name Facts

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

Dapson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dapson? popularity and diffusion

Dapson is the 959,117th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. The surname Dapson is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Dapson reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dapson is also the 1,162,016th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 70 people.

The surname Dapson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 2,534,678. In The United States Dapson is most frequent in: New York, where 37 percent are found, Kentucky, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 14 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Dapson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dapson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dapson last name increased 622 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dapson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dapson surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dapson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.77% more than the national average, earning $52,544 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daphson922/
Dapsonn920/
Dopson832,437/
Dabson83391/
Davson83250/
Dapsan8366/
Dapsen837/
Davsson778/
Davsion777/
Daubson773/
Daivson771/
Dasbson771/
Dayvson771/
Doopson770/
Dobson6768,203/
Dovson677/
Dapsam672/
Dabsan672/
Davsan672/
Dopsan672/
Davzon671/
Dopsom671/
Dopsen670/

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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 Dapson
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