Jenkson Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jenkson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jenkson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jenkson Last Name Facts

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

Jenkson has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenkson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Jenkson live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Jenkson is most prevalent in: Dorset, where 100 percent live. Beside England Jenkson occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live.

Jenkson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jenkson has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Jenkson last name decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enkson926/
Jeanckson881/
Jencson8643/
Enckson8612/
Jenksom861/
Jinkson861/
Engson77129/
Enksen776/
Enxson771/
Encson770/
Soenckson751/
Jingson7110/
Gengson712/
Yengson711/
Encsson711/
Encksen711/
Soenksen67394/
Sengsoon6788/
Jingsong6716/
Jiongson6711/
Zengsong677/
Jeangsan671/
Yengsoon671/
Gengsong671/

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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 Jenkson
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