Pickson Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Pickson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pickson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pickson (475) may also be a first name.

Pickson Last Name Facts

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

Pickson occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pickson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pickson is the 1,565,797th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Pickson are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 390,402nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 475 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Aside from Malawi Pickson occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Pickson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pickson has changed through the years. In England it decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pickson Last Name Statistics demography

Pickson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phickson931/
Picksohn930/
Picson92318/
Pikson9214/
Peckson86134/
Pichson869/
Piksone863/
Picshon862/
Phikson861/
Pikshon861/
Picksen861/
Pecson774,119/
Pekson77190/
Piksen77100/
Piksun776/
Pigson771/
Pixson770/
Pecksen7148/
Pieksen719/
Peakson716/
Pechson711/
Phiksen711/
Picchon711/
Petkson711/
Peekson711/
Pixon6726/
Peecksen678/
Pickchan671/

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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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  • 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 Pickson
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