Samsworth Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Samsworth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Samsworth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Samsworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samsworth occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samsworth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samsworth is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Samsworth live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Samsworth is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England Samsworth is most numerous in: Buckinghamshire, where 50 percent are found, Kent, where 18 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Samsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Samsworth has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Samsworth last name rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamsworth891/
Samsword820/
Sanswort820/
Samswar752/
Shamswar7130/
Chaynsworth700/
Samsuar63161/
Sansbor631/
Samjwar631/
Shamshvar56303/
Shamsuarova5090/
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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 Samsworth
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