Simsson Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Simsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden371:266,12918,422
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Simsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simsson is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Simsson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Simsson reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 266,129. In Sweden Simsson is most prevalent in: Gävleborg County, where 59 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent reside and Jönköping County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Sweden this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Simsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Simsson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Simsson last name declined 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simson928,096/
Simsone86434/
Simsion8641/
Simsohn8620/
Saimson8617/
Simmson8612/
Siemson8611/
Shimson866/
Simsoon864/
Simnson864/
Simsoun862/
Sinsson861/
Jimsson861/
Simssan860/
Seimson860/
Shimshon80802/
Siemssen80336/
Hjsimson801/
Simsound801/
Jimson772,422/
Sinson772,058/
Gimson77919/
Simsen77907/
Simsan77619/
Semson77389/
Simsom7733/
Symson7730/
Zimson7716/
Simcon7712/
Cimson775/
Simsun774/
Simsonova7514/
Shimshoon756/
Simsonová755/
Shinson7118,748/
Siemsen712,287/
Sinsong71254/
Saimsan71116/
Simchon7162/
Chimson7150/
Simsian7128/
Jaimson7127/
Sinsoon7114/
Simsang719/
Szimjon719/
Jimmson717/
Jemsson716/
Semsong716/
Gimsong716/
Gimsonn713/
Scinson713/
Gimsoon711/
Simsaun711/
Semsoun711/
Ziemson711/
Shimsan711/
Saimsen711/
Jeimson711/
Giemson711/
Sginson711/
Shemson711/
Jimsone711/
Simmsan711/
Saymson711/
Zimsone711/
Sjinson710/
Simmsen710/
Sinssen710/
Seamson710/
Semmson710/
Szymszon6799/
Chaimson6786/
Ziemssen6745/
Semssoum6744/
Suensson679/
Schimjon677/
Soensson674/
Saimshan674/
Szensson672/
Chimsong672/
Simdjong672/
Sinsiong672/
Scensson672/
Szemsoun671/
Dzhimson671/
Sienssen671/
Sheimsom671/
Sinsoong671/
Siemszen671/
Saimsung671/
Gitmsone671/
Sheamson670/
Sinsshousen670/
Seammson670/
Schinson670/

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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
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  • 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 Simsson
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