Sephenson Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Sephenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sephenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Sephenson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sephenson is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sephenson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Sephenson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Sephenson are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Sephenson is primarily found in: Texas, where 75 percent live and Alaska, where 25 percent live. Apart from The United States Sephenson is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and Costa Rica, where 13 percent live.

Sephenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sephenson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sephenson last name fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sephenson Last Name Statistics demography

Sephenson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shephenson9511/
Scephenson951/
Seephenson951/
Sephensen890/
Cisphensen741/
Siphimson674/
Seffensen671/
Jeffenson670/
Sappansan561/
Giffenson560/
Sefenchane531/

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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 Sephenson
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