Sanmson Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Sanmson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanmson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Sanmson (13) may also be a first name.

Sanmson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanmson is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sanmson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanmson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanmson is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sanmson live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 25 percent are found.

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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 Sanmson
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