Popson Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Popson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6031:601,09348,934
Canada411:898,67368,969
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Popson (41) may also be a first name.

Popson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popson is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 470,770th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,220,962 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Popson reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 41 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 603 people, or 1 in 601,093. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 28 percent reside, Ohio, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Popson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Popson has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Popson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Popson last name are 8.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Popson earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning $40,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $48,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phopson924/
Popsson922/
Poupson921/
Papson83591/
Popsun8325/
Popsom833/
Pobson832/
Popsen830/
Popchon77190/
Phopchon71118/
Popchong717/
Papsun6768/
Papsan6752/
Popzan6715/
Pabson6710/
Papsonová677/
Papsen671/
Povzon671/
Papszun6256/
Povshan622/
Popchan622/
Phapsan621/
Pobshan621/
Papseen620/
Phapsian5782/
Phapsane5711/
Povzun50868/
Papzan505/
Pavsan503/
Papehesang502/
Pabsan501/
Papsum501/
Pabsen500/

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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 Popson
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