Sheson Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sheson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Sheson (12) may also be a first name.
Sheson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheson is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheson is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Sheson is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sheson live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sheson is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Sheson is mostly found in: Ondo, where 60 percent reside and Lagos, where 40 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Sheson
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