Nehson Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Nehson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Nehson (16) may also be a first name.
Nehson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nehson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nehson occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nehson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nehson live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Nehson is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
Nehson is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 367,378. In Liberia Nehson is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 100 percent live. Barring Liberia Nehson occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
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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 Nehson
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