Sanpson Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Sanpson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanpson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Sanpson (12) may also be a first name.

Sanpson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanpson occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanpson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Sanpson reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 86 percent reside and Rivers, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Argentina, where 16 percent reside.

Sanpson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sanpson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sanpson surname declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sanpson Last Name Statistics demography

Sanpson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.45% more than the national average, earning $50,679 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 Sanpson
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