Hawkson Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Hawkson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hawkson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Hawkson (12) may also be a first name.

Hawkson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hawkson is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawkson? popularity and diffusion

Hawkson is the 403,960th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 8,395,790 people. Hawkson occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Hawkson live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Barring Ghana it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Hawkson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hawkson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hawkson last name grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 214 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hawkson Last Name Statistics demography

Hawkson earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $34,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawksun862/
Hawksian8091/
Hawkshane751/
Hawkschan750/
Avksyon711/
Howgson710/
Chavkshan631/
Avksen6257/
Hobgson574/
Hovgson572/
Hawxhunt530/
Avksenova506/

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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 Hawkson
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