Sammson Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Sammson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sammson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sammson (17) may also be a first name.

Sammson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sammson is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sammson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sammson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Sammson is predominantly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Sammson are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

Sammson is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Sammson is primarily found in: Kogi, where 33 percent live, Lagos, where 33 percent live and Ondo, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Sammson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sammson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sammson last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sammmson931/
Sammsong931/
Seammson930/
Samson92487,967/
Samsoon86507/
Samsoen86278/
Shamson86171/
Siamson86114/
Samsone86100/
Samsson8687/
Samsong8663/
Saimson8617/
Samsion8610/
Sasmson868/
Samsonn866/
Satmson865/
Sanmson864/
Saamson863/
Sahmson863/
Samsoun862/
Hsamson862/
Samsoin862/
Samsoën862/
Samshon861/
Saymson861/
Samhson861/
Samsosn861/
Samsonq861/
Samsgon861/
Samzson861/
Seamson860/
Samsohn860/
Shamshon80197/
Szamszon8044/
Samsound8026/
Shamsoon8014/
Shamsoun8011/
Siamsson804/
Samshone801/
Sahamson801/
Samssoun801/
Samshoon801/
Sheamson800/
Samsun771,783/
Samsom771,630/
Somson771,431/
Samsen771,222/
Samsan77551/
Sámson77353/
Zamson7786/
Samzon777/
Samjon773/
Samcon772/
Samsón772/
Samsoń771/
Samsonova7539,670/
Samsonová75211/
Shamshoun75154/
Shamshoon7522/
Samsonowa7515/
Saumsoong752/
Somsong713,202/
Shamsun71557/
Samsoum71435/
Shamsen71377/
Chamson71308/
Samsian71143/
Saimsan71116/
Samsang7195/
Samsung7136/
Shamsonova7128/
Samshan7116/
Samseen7112/
Samshun717/
Sanmsan717/
Samsund717/
Samsand717/
Shomson716/
Shamzon716/
Samjong715/
Samsuin714/
Samssan713/
Saamsan713/
Samsune713/
Samssen713/
Samzone713/
Samdjon712/
Samsoom712/
Saimsen711/
Samsant711/
Samsonnova711/
Samjone711/
Siomson711/
Zamsson711/
Saymsen711/
Somsone711/
Samsane711/
Somsoun711/
Seimson710/
Zeamson710/
Shamsian672,576/
Chaimson6786/
Shamshun6755/
Shamshan6739/
Chamsong6735/
Samsutin6718/
Shamseen6712/
Samssund6711/
Samsutyn6710/
Chamsoon677/
Soumsong675/
Saimshan674/
Shamzoon673/
Somsoung672/
Samsusin672/
Samsgaun672/
Shamsund672/
Shamjoon671/
Shamzoun671/
Saimsung671/
Samchong671/
Szomszon671/
Szamszonova671/
Somshong671/
Somsoong671/

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