Gopson Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gopson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gopson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gopson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gopson (Russian: Гопсон) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gopson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Gopson is primarily found in Asia, where 47 percent of Gopson are found; 35 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 35 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Hela, where 83 percent live and Chimbu, where 17 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Gopson is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.

Gopson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gopson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gopson surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goopson921/
Opson9138/
Hopson8318,603/
Gapson83431/
Gobson8348/
Gopsen836/
Opsong834/
Oipson831/
Opsone831/
Hopshon7721/
Ghapson7715/
Hospson773/
Opsonne771/
Hoopson771/
Hoipson771/
Hopsson771/
Goobson771/
Goovson771/
Othpson771/
Apson7394/
Obson7318/
Ovson7317/
Opsan732/
Opsen731/
Gopshaan711/
Hobson6748,192/
Hapson67413/
Gabson67147/
Opchon6771/
Apsong6752/
Opsand6752/
Govsen6747/
Gavson6739/
Opåsen6727/
Apsion6717/
Opsann6715/
Gapsan6711/
Hopsan677/
Hovson677/
Hopsen674/
Opsøen674/
Gobsen674/
Gapsen673/
Aspson672/
Appson672/
Hopsom672/
Oupsan671/
Obsson671/
Hópson671/
Osbson671/
Oobson671/
Obsion670/
Obshon670/

Gopson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gopson in the Russian language
Гопсонgopson-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gopson
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