Quanson Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Quanson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quanson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Quanson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quanson is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quanson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Quanson are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Quanson is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent are found, Western Cape, where 34 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Quanson Last Name Statistics demography

Quanson earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.78% less than the national average, earning R 204,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quansoon9315/
Quansong936/
Quainson933/
Qanson921/
Qansoon86214/
Guanson8698/
Quanzon867/
Quamson864/
Quansan862/
Kuanson862/
Quansen861/
Qaunson861/
Cuanson861/
Nguanson80617/
Quanssan805/
Quanzong804/
Quanshan802/
Quanchon801/
Quansang801/
Queinson801/
Kanson771,675/
Canson771,284/
Qansan7725/
Quanzhong752/
Quanshang751/
Guanzon7116,545/
Khanson715,327/
Counson71134/
Cuanzon7185/
Cainson7150/
Kansoun7149/
Kansson7144/
Kwanson7114/
Cansone7112/
Hkanson7110/
Cansion714/
Cansong714/
Kansone714/
Guansan712/
Keanson711/
Kahnson711/
Kanshon711/
Guancon711/
Quanzan711/
Kansont711/
Kansoon711/
Kuansom711/
Kansion711/
Hkansson67545/
Håkanson67286/
Kwansong67107/
Cansiong67103/
Quanchan6723/
Guainsom6716/
Kansoune6711/
Kanssoun6711/
Kounsone679/
Kuansang675/
Khainson675/
Nguansan675/
Cuanchon674/
Guanshan674/
Kansoong673/
Khansson673/
Khaynson673/
Kaansson672/
Quanzhan671/
Counsson671/
Kaunsong671/
Gbansoun671/
Cahnsong671/
Casenson670/

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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 Quanson
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