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
The last name Samison is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samison? popularity and diffusion
It is the 116,667th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,844,948 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Samison reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 252,325th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 1,014 people.
This last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Not including Ethiopia this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs 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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