Gampson Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gampson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gampson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gampson (23) may also be a first name.

Gampson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gampson is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gampson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 937,786th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. Gampson is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gampson reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gampson is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name globally, borne by 23 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Not including Ghana it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and New Zealand, where 0 percent reside.

Gampson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gampson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gampson surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghampson93837/
Ampson9237/
Hampson8618,323/
Gambson861/
Atmpson861/
Aampson861/
Hamppson801/
Ghompson801/
Ompson772/
Ambson771/
Ghompsone751/
Hompson7119/
Hanpson7112/
Hampsom711/
Hampsen711/
O'Simpson631/
Gombsen5710/
Assempção501/
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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 Gampson
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