Gabson Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gabson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gabson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Liberia421:104,9658,284
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gabson (187) may also be a first name.

Gabson Last Name Facts

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

Gabson is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Gabson reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gabson is also the 665,130th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 187 people.

The last name Gabson is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 25 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Niger, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Gabson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gabson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gabson last name increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gabson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

Gabson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.36% less than the national average, earning $28,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abson911,779/
Gapson83431/
Habson83110/
Gobson8348/
Gavson8339/
Gabsen8338/
Gafson8315/
Gawson836/
Gabzon834/
Absone831/
Aibson831/
Gabsan831/
Absoun831/
Gabsun831/
Gavshon7767/
Ghapson7715/
Gabsang776/
Gaavson776/
Gawsone773/
Gawsion771/
Gaabsen771/
Habshon771/
Goobson771/
Gaffson771/
Absen73186/
Apson7394/
Absan7373/
Abzon7354/
Obson7318/
Avson736/
Absom731/
O'Gibson714/
Aubschon711/
Absonova711/
Hobson6748,192/
Hapson67413/
Absang67169/
Apsong6752/
Habsen6719/
Gopson6717/
Apsion6717/
Gafsen6717/
Habsan6717/
Gapsan6711/
Abshan679/
Eibson676/
Abzoon676/
Absian674/
Abseen674/
Gobsen674/
Gabzan674/
Gapsen673/
Ajpson673/
Havson673/
Gowson672/
Appson672/
Aspson672/
Eavson671/
Oobson671/
Osbson671/
Gofson671/
Aipson671/
Obsson671/
Gawsan671/
Gabcen671/
Absant671/
Abhsen671/
Abzoun671/
Abssan671/
Aubsen671/
Abssen671/
Obshon670/
Obsion670/

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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 Gabson
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