Gapson Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gapson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gapson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gapson (22) may also be a first name.

Gapson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gapson is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gapson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gapson is the 687,524th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gapson reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

The surname Gapson is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Apart from Ghana Gapson occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Gapson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gapson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gapson last name increased 117 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gapson Last Name Statistics demography

Gapson earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.58% more than the national average, earning $70,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghapson9215/
Apson9194/
Hapson83413/
Gabson83147/
Apsong8352/
Gavson8339/
Apsion8317/
Gopson8317/
Gapsan8311/
Gapsen833/
Ajpson833/
Appson832/
Aspson832/
Aipson831/
Gavshon7767/
Gaavson776/
Happson772/
Gapseen771/
Goopson771/
Gapsung771/
Abson731,779/
Apsan73329/
Apsen7344/
Opson7338/
Avson736/
Apzon731/
Apsom731/
Hopson6718,603/
Hapsan67133/
Habson67110/
Gobson6748/
Apsane6748/
Gabsen6738/
Aphsan6726/
Hapsen6717/
Hapzon6713/
Apshan6712/
Gopsen676/
Opsong674/
Gabzon674/
Havson673/
Absoun671/
Eavson671/
Apsiom671/
Aibson671/
Absone671/
Oipson671/
Hópson671/
Gabsan671/
Gabsun671/
Aupsan671/
Opsone671/
Apchon671/
Apsāne671/

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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 Gapson
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