Kirkson Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Kirkson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirkson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Kirkson (15) may also be a first name.

Kirkson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirkson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kirkson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kirkson are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

The surname Kirkson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily found in: Arizona, where 25 percent are found, Montana, where 25 percent are found and Nevada, where 25 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirksson932/
Ckerckson751/
Kerksen711/
Cherkson671/
Creckson670/
Cuirkshank590/
Krecsun573/
Kercsun571/
Cregson570/
Kregsanh531/
Kerkchang5030/

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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
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  • 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 Kirkson
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