Lordson Surname

367,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Lordson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lordson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
United States481:7,551,228341,161
India101:76,706,538639,611
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Lordson (753) may also be a first name.

Lordson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lordson occurs most in Ghana. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lordson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 367,731st most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,443,867 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Lordson live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lordson is also the 299,476th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 753 people.

It is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Apart from Ghana this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Lordson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lordson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lordson last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lordson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lordson last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

Lordson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $42,402 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lourdson933/
Lardson864/
Lordsan861/
Lordssen801/
Lorzon7710/
Lorcon770/
Liardsson751/
Lartson7117/
Larcson711/
Laurdsen670/
Larcon62206/
Larzon62136/
Lorcan6215/
Lurcon6211/
Larçon625/
Lurçon621/
Lorcen620/
Lorzen620/
Larchon575/
Larzoon571/
Lourzen571/
Larcion570/
Lourchan534/
Lurdzhan533/
Lortchan531/
Lourchane504/

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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 Lordson
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