Samsonsen Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Samsonsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samsonsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1261:40,8125,820
Denmark121:470,39330,183
England51:11,143,612252,590
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Samsonsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samsonsen has its highest incidence in Norway. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Samsonsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samsonsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samsonsen is the 1,447,279th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Samsonsen is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Samsonsen reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Samsonsen is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 40,812. In Norway Samsonsen is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 91 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 8 percent live and Central Norway, where 1 percent live. Barring Norway this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 8 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Samsonsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Samsonsen has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Samsonsen surname expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samsonsen Last Name Statistics demography

Samsonsen earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.03% more than the national average, earning 432,701 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samsonson891/
Sansonsen890/
Samsonjan782/
Sansonsang745/
Sanchomson631/
Samsanjing631/
Sangiamsin53318/
Sansomjing535/
Sanchonson534/
Zonssanson531/
Sonchomsong501/

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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 Samsonsen
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