Samison Surname
Approximately 3,950 people bear this surname
Samison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,059 | 1:31,888 | 3,759 |
| Malawi | 758 | 1:22,585 | 3,433 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Samison (1,014) may also be a first name.
Samison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samison Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samison is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samison? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 116,667th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,844,948 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Samison are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 252,325th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,014 people.
The last name Samison is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Barring Ethiopia it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaison | 93 | 17 | / |
| Samisson | 93 | 4 | / |
| Shamison | 93 | 4 | / |
| Samaisong | 88 | 351 | / |
| Samissone | 88 | 8 | / |
| Samoisson | 88 | 2 | / |
| Samaisonk | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sameson | 86 | 3,092 | / |
| Samijon | 86 | 799 | / |
| Somison | 86 | 2 | / |
| Samisen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samixon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samisan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samicon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samihsan | 80 | 112 | / |
| Chamison | 80 | 33 | / |
| Samitsan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Shameson | 80 | 12 | / |
| Samisang | 80 | 6 | / |
| Samesone | 80 | 6 | / |
| Samesson | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shamisan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Samisanh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samesong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sameeson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Xhamison | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chamishon | 75 | 3 | / |
| Seamisang | 75 | 3 | / |
| Samessone | 75 | 2 | / |
| Samidjong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamesong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sameesong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samitsant | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamaison | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamoison | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samuisanh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samejon | 71 | 502 | / |
| Samisem | 71 | 423 | / |
| Samijan | 71 | 397 | / |
| Someson | 71 | 43 | / |
| Chaumaison | 71 | 21 | / |
| Samizan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samesan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samecon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samesun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schamesohn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samijom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samesen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samican | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somisanh | 67 | 82 | / |
| Samidjan | 67 | 56 | / |
| Somichon | 67 | 42 | / |
| Samezong | 67 | 11 | / |
| Samitjan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Samichan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sommeson | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sasmizan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shamizan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samisham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahmizan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamijan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somisang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samizian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samesane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimesan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Samison
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