Sempson Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Sempson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sempson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Sempson (18) may also be a first name.

Sempson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sempson (Russian: Сэмпсон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sempson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Sempson reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States Sempson is most prevalent in: California, where 72 percent reside, Colorado, where 22 percent reside and Alabama, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Sempson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sempson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sempson surname decreased 9 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sempson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sempson last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sempson surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

Sempson earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.36% less than the national average, earning $35,658 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saempson931/
Seimpson930/
Siempson930/
Seampson930/
Simpson86395,809/
Sympson86513/
Sımpson861/
Senpson861/
Sempsen860/
Simpsson8013/
Simpsonn809/
Simpsion808/
Simpsone805/
Shimpson805/
Sinmpson804/
Saimpson802/
Simmpson802/
Cismpson802/
Sajmpson801/
Symppson801/
Simphson800/
Symnpson800/
Simpsonne751/
D'Simpson751/
Simpsom71171/
Simpsen7181/
Sinpson7138/
Simpsan7123/
Cimpson7115/
Simpzon718/
Simpsonová714/
Simpsonova713/
Simbson712/
Zimpson710/
Sympsen710/
Sinpsone671/

Sempson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sempson in the Russian language
Сэмпсонsempson-

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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 Sempson
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