Nepson Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Nepson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Nepson (303) may also be a first name.
Nepson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nepson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nepson is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nepson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nepson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Nepson occurs mostly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Nepson reside; 43 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 43 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 505,965th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 303 people.
Nepson is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Nepson is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 92 percent reside and Manus, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.
Nepson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nepson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nepson last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neipson | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nepsan | 83 | 319 | / |
| Nipson | 83 | 59 | / |
| Nebson | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nevson | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nepsen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Neipsan | 77 | 213 | / |
| Nepsund | 77 | 76 | / |
| Nepsand | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nipssong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neipssan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nipsan | 67 | 100 | / |
| Nibson | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nebsan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nipsen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nepsam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nypsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nivson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nebsen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nepchom | 62 | 11 | / |
| Neibsan | 62 | 6 | / |
| Nibshon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Niepsuń | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nipshank | 57 | 62 | / |
| Nippshank | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nibsan | 50 | 3 | / |
| Nipsam | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nebzan | 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 Nepson
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