Pemson Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pemson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pemson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Pemson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pemson has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pemson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pemson is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Pemson live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Pemson is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 88 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phemson927/
Phemsong864/
Penson834,082/
Pimson83324/
Pemsan831/
Phimson773,118/
Pension77195/
Paenson7783/
Pensong7710/
Pensone774/
Pennson774/
Phemsan772/
Penshon772/
Pimsong771/
Pensson771/
Pimsoen771/
Pimsoun771/
Peimsan771/
Pehnson770/
Peenson770/
Pimshon770/
Pensiong718/
Pymshong715/
Phimsong714/
Phimsoon713/
Pensione712/
Paensoun711/
Pensoune711/
Pensound711/
Pinson6717,713/
Pimsen67878/
Pimsan67597/
Pensan67239/
Pensom67224/
Penzon67141/
Pynson6784/
Pimsom6740/
Pensen679/
Penjon679/
Pimzon674/
Pimsun673/
Pencon671/
Pensão671/

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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
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  • 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 Pemson
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