Mopson Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Grenada

Mopson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mopson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Grenada11:108,5351,793
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mopson (16) may also be a first name.

Mopson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mopson occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mopson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Mopson are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Mopson is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 78 percent are found, Western, where 11 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 8 percent are found and Grenada, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapson831,009/
Movson8324/
Mobson836/
Mopchon77158/
Movshon7711/
Mappson773/
Mophsan771/
Mohbson771/
Moubson770/
Mabson67263/
Mopsum674/
Movzon673/
Mapsen672/
Mapsom671/
Mopchan6212/
Mobchon622/
Mavsson621/
Mapchon621/
Mabsion621/
Mapshane576/
Mavsan5034/
Mabsun5011/
Mabsen504/
Movzan502/
Mobsam501/
Mapshanova501/
Mabsom501/

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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 Mopson
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