Resson Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

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

Resson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Resson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania531:998,89845,319
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Resson (38) may also be a first name.

Resson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Resson is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Resson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Resson reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Resson is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 998,898. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 98 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Resson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Resson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Resson last name declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reisson9217/
Ressone928/
Åresson923/
Reasson922/
Reysson922/
Ressoun921/
Ression921/
Ressong921/
Redsson920/
Riesson920/
Reson911,011/
Reission8619/
Reissond8619/
Reissohn861/
Reason835,814/
Redson831,786/
Risson831,398/
Reeson831,190/
Reyson83282/
Retson83226/
Ressen8391/
Ressom8368/
Rieson8357/
Rexson8349/
Reison8330/
Resong8330/
Ressan8312/
Resoun837/
Reshon836/
Resion836/
Hreson832/
Resone831/
Rezson831/
Ressun830/
Rissone771,110/
Riessen77650/
Rissong77132/
Reissen77127/
Raisson7765/
Reisone7750/
Ressant7732/
Ressang7727/
Readson7726/
Reissan7723/
Roysson7722/
Roisson7712/
Hrisson778/
Reeseon776/
Raysson774/
Retsoyn773/
Reedson772/
Reatson771/
Resione771/
Reesonn771/
Reessen771/
Rhetson771/
Resonne771/
Ressien771/
Rezsone771/
Reysoon771/
Reyssen771/
Rescion771/
Rissoun771/
Riosson771/
Rheason770/
Reshone770/
Reessan770/
Ridsson770/
Rission770/
Riessan770/
Reasone770/
Reitson770/
Rison731,563/
Resen73514/
Resan73495/
Rezon73180/
Rexon73179/
Resun7372/
Resán7340/
Ryson7338/
Resom7328/
Resén7312/
Reshotin713/
Resonova712/
Reschoen711/
Raissoun711/
D'Reason711/
Resochin711/
Reyssane711/
Reissung710/
Raison676,404/
Riesen674,689/
Ritson674,200/
Rayson673,847/
Reshan672,058/
Reisen671,591/
Reazon671,567/
Resian67915/
Ressam67847/
Resane67720/
Risong67624/
Rissen67422/
Rixson67380/
Ryssen67311/
Reusen67311/
Royson67233/
Ressem67226/
Reysen67222/
Ridson67208/
Ryoson67147/
Reesen6799/
Roison6783/
Rishon6780/
Redsun6772/
Resant6761/
Rissom6759/
Hresan6750/
Rissan6749/
Rehsen6749/
Reshonova6731/
Risoen6729/
Reisan6728/
Rechon6726/
Resang6722/
Resjan6720/
Reasen6719/
Reasonova6716/
Ruison6712/
Resanh6711/
Rydson6710/
Resung6710/
Risyon679/
Rehsan679/
Reesan679/
Redsan678/
Rissén678/
Reysan677/
Resiun676/
Ryssén675/
Rytson675/
Retsen674/
Reesom674/
Reseen674/
Risone674/
Resien674/
Reasan674/
Resand674/
Rexsen674/
Resann673/
Reizon673/
Recion673/
Rezoun673/
Hresun673/
Resgan672/
Redsen672/
Reshun671/
Resaun671/
Reisom671/
Riszon671/
Rejsan671/
Resiom671/
Resaan671/
Resuin671/
Reasom670/
Hrison670/
Retsan670/
Ressum670/
Riesan670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Resson
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