Hunterson Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Hunterson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hunterson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Hunterson Last Name Facts

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

Hunterson is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunterson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Hunterson is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Hunterson reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Hunterson is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 64 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Hunterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hunterson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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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 Hunterson
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