Gamson Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Gamson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
England831:671,30238,633
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Wales41:773,63329,106
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Gamson (122) may also be a first name.

Gamson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gamson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gamson is the 623,516th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name Gamson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Gamson live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gamson is also the 844,248th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 122 people.

The last name Gamson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 1,357,524. In The United States Gamson is most frequent in: California, where 28 percent reside, Maryland, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Gamson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gamson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gamson surname grew 607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gamson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gamson are 28.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gamson earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.9% more than the national average, earning $48,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $35,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamson92196/
Gammson921/
Gamsone921/
Ghamson921/
Gamsohn921/
Gamsong921/
Gamsoun921/
Gamsson920/
Amson911,013/
Ngamsoun862/
Ngamsion861/
Hamson833,168/
Amsong832,453/
Ganson831,194/
Aimson83316/
Gamzon83144/
Gamsan8321/
Gamsen8319/
Gamsun835/
Gomson835/
Asmson834/
Amsone833/
Gamcon832/
Ahmson831/
Aamson831/
Gamsom831/
Ammson831/
Amsoun831/
Amsson831/
Aumson831/
Eamson830/
Ghanson77844/
Haimson77424/
Ngamsan77168/
Gaunson7777/
Gansoun7771/
Hamsion7742/
Haymson7716/
Gainson7715/
Gansone7714/
Nganson778/
Ghamsan775/
Ngomson774/
Hamsoon774/
Gansson773/
Hamsson773/
Gamsang772/
Ngamsun771/
Gamzion771/
Amsongq771/
Ngamsen771/
Gansoin771/
Gansong771/
Gamssom771/
Eamsong771/
Gansuon771/
Ghamsom771/
Gannson770/
Hammson770/
Hamsone770/
Ganshon770/
Gansion770/
Amsan73226/
Amsen73169/
Amsom7381/
Omson7325/
Amcon7311/
Amsén7311/
Amjon732/
Amzon731/
Haimsohn7172/
Ngainson7113/
Amsonova714/
Ghamsian713/
Ganssoun712/
Ghansoon712/
Gomssong711/
Gheanson711/
Ngaunson711/
Gasemsan711/
Kgamsang711/
Gainnson710/
Ganzon675,392/
Gansen673,256/
Hamsan67737/
Amshan67455/
Amjoun67422/
Gonson67407/
Gansan67306/
Hamsen67259/
Amsang6770/
Homson6765/
Ganjon6764/
Gamsam6751/
Gamzom6739/
Amssan6720/
Hamzon6717/
Hamsom6713/
Ahmsan6713/
Amsien678/
Gamsızcan678/
Gansom676/
Amsane675/
Gomsan674/
Gamzan673/
Hamjon673/
Amsian673/
Gomsun673/
Aimsan673/
Gancon672/
Amseen672/
Amzoon672/
Gansén672/
Eamsan672/
Oumson672/
Gaunssoin671/
Gamzonova671/
Ahmsen671/
Aumsen671/
Omsion671/
Gomzon671/
Gamsem671/
Aumsan671/
Eamsom671/
Amsant671/
Gamjan671/
Gomsen670/

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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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  • 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 Gamson
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