Davson Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Davson Surname Definition:

Dave's Son: Dave, a diminutive of David, q.v.

Davson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Guyana341:22,4182,700
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Davson (1,058) may also be a first name.

Davson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dave's Son: Dave, a diminutive of David, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Davson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Davson (Marathi: डावसन, Russian: Давсон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Davson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Davson is the 1,014,722nd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. Davson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Davson live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. Davson is also the 246,082nd most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 1,058 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 4,898,094. In The United States Davson is most numerous in: New York, where 50 percent live, Maryland, where 20 percent live and New Jersey, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States Davson is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 14 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.

Davson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Davson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Davson last name rose 370 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Davson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Davson last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Davson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.34% less than the national average, earning R 129,888 per year; in United States they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $45,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.03% more than the national average, earning $62,121 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Davsson928/
Davsion927/
Dayvson921/
Daivson921/
Dawson83214,861/
Dabson83391/
Dapson83272/
Dovson837/
Davsom832/
Davsan832/
Davzon831/
Davshan77194/
Dawsson773/
Dauvsan773/
Daubson773/
Daawson772/
Hdawson772/
Daphson772/
Davssen771/
D'Awson771/
Dauwson771/
Dasbson771/
Daffson771/
Daswson771/
Dawsond771/
Dawsosn771/
Dawwson771/
Dapsonn770/
D'Dawson711/
Dhavshan711/
Dobson6768,203/
Dowson675,880/
Dopson672,437/
Davşan67759/
Dapsan6766/
Dawsen6744/
Dawsan6736/
Dawsom6723/
Dapsen677/
Dofson673/
Davsam673/
Dabsan672/
Davshchan672/
Dawsonová671/
Dovsan671/
Dafsen671/
Dovsen670/

Davson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Davson in the Marathi language
डावसनdavasana-
Davson in the Russian language
Давсонdavson-

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