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 found most in Ghana. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gampson? popularity and diffusion

Gampson is the 937,786th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gampson live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gampson is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name globally, held by 23 people.

The surname Gampson is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Aside from Ghana this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and New Zealand, where 0 percent live.

Gampson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gampson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gampson surname contracted 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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