Nameson Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Nameson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nameson (37) may also be a first name.
Nameson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nameson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nameson is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nameson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Nameson occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Nameson live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nameson is also the 1,688,769th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 37 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Nameson is most common in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nameuson | 93 | 0 | / |
| Nomeson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namezong | 80 | 11 | / |
| Namessan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namision | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nameesan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namechon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnamessan | 75 | 27 | / |
| Nametsang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namisan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namesam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nomesen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nommesen | 67 | 75 | / |
| Namisang | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gnamisan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Namechan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Namezang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namisanh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namechom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngomezon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namijong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nomescan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namechand | 63 | 7 | / |
| Ngoumezon | 63 | 3 | / |
| Gnamissen | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nhamissonque | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namisangh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nomission | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nommeusen | 63 | 0 | / |
| Namezangue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nametchang | 59 | 1 | / |
| Namezam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Namoijam | 53 | 6 | / |
| Namisham | 53 | 3 | / |
| Nasmisem | 53 | 2 | / |
| Namijahan | 50 | 1 | / |
| Naumisham | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nameson
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis