Daveson Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Daveson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daveson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Daveson (1,415) may also be a first name.

Daveson Last Name Facts

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

Daveson occurs most in Malawi. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Daveson? popularity and diffusion

Daveson is the 554,992nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. Daveson occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Daveson live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Daveson is also the 207,604th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,415 people.

This last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Daveson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Daveson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Daveson surname fell 77 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Daveson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

Daveson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Daveson
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