Papson Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Papson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4921:736,70557,727
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Estonia191:69,56912,771
England91:6,190,895170,599
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Papson (462) may also be a first name.

Papson Last Name Facts

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

Papson is found most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 542,751st most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Papson are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Papson is also the 396,762nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 462 people.

The surname Papson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 492 people, or 1 in 736,705. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and New Jersey, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Estonia, where 3 percent reside.

Papson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Papson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Papson surname rose 2,894 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Papson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Papson last name are 4.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.55% registered with the political party.

Papson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popson83713/
Papsun8368/
Papsan8352/
Pabson8310/
Papsen831/
Papsonová807/
Papszun7756/
Phopson774/
Popsson772/
Phapsan771/
Poupson771/
Papseen770/
Phapsian7182/
Phapsane7111/
Popsun6725/
Papzan675/
Pavsan673/
Popsom673/
Pobson672/
Pabsan671/
Papsum671/
Pabsen670/
Popsen670/
Papehesang632/
Popchon62190/
Papchan6228/
Peabsom624/
Pabshan621/
Papchun621/
Phabsan621/
Phopchon57118/
Pappchan579/
Popchong577/
Papchand576/
Phapchom571/
Phapchan571/
Papchchan531/
Povzun50868/
Pavzun5049/
Pabzan5020/
Popzan5015/
Povzon501/

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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
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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 Papson
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