Shamison Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shamison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Shamison (11) may also be a first name.

Shamison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shamison is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamison? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shamison reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 50 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 50 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, 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 Shamison
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