Rewson Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Poland

Rewson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rewson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rewson (11) may also be a first name.

Rewson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rewson occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rewson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Rewson live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Rewson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rewson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rewson surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refson8382/
Revson8373/
Rebson8312/
Refsoun77160/
Reibson7742/
Reebson771/
Rephson771/
Reafson770/
Refssoun711/
Refsoune711/
Ribson67123/
Revzon6759/
Revsen6715/
Raiffeson672/
Rybson672/
Riwsen671/
Rayfesson671/
Refssoune671/
Rifson671/
Rebsun671/
Rebsen670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rewson
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