Sampsen Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sampsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sampsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Sampsen Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Sampsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sampsen is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Sampsen are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States Sampsen is mostly concentrated in: Montana, where 44 percent reside, New York, where 44 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Sampsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sampsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sampsen last name contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sampsen Last Name Statistics demography

Sampsen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,516 USD per year.

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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 Sampsen
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