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 may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sheson reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sheson is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 12 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 60 percent reside and Lagos, where 40 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found 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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