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
Nameson is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nameson? popularity and diffusion
Nameson is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Nameson is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Nameson are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 37 people.
The surname Nameson is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Nameson exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
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