Sison Surname

8,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sison Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Siss’s or Ciss’s Son: Ciss, a diminutive of Cicely or Cecilia [Latin Cœcilia, fem. of Cœcilius; apparentlyf.Latin cœcus, blind] 2 a double diminutive of Cicely or Cecilia [French diminutive suff. -on] In the Yorks Poll-Tax, a.

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Sison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines57,8411:1,750108
United States4,1071:88,2549,946
Thailand2,0031:35,2663,686
Canada5611:65,6787,612
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Spain1911:244,77515,782
Taiwan1741:134,7401,216
Australia1381:195,62119,280
England1201:464,31730,397
Guam911:1,760241
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Wales151:206,30213,003
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Hong Kong131:564,2683,428
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Israel131:658,28045,106
Oman121:307,3314,704
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
India61:127,844,230863,365
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China41:341,830,39216,990
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Macau31:200,543803
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Sisón (7) are calculated separately.

Sison (718) may also be a first name.

Sison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Siss’s or Ciss’s Son: Ciss, a diminutive of Cicely or Cecilia [Latin Cœcilia, fem. of Cœcilius; apparentlyf.Latin cœcus, blind] 2 a double diminutive of Cicely or Cecilia [French diminutive suff. -on] In the Yorks Poll-Tax, a.d. 1379, we find the variant surnominal forms Sisson, Cisson, and Cysson.

Larchey, ‘Dict. des Noms’ (p. 442), considers Sisson to be a derivative of Francis, which does not seem very probable.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Siss, a pet form of Cecil (blind).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Syston; a location name in Leicestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sison (Arabic: سيسون, Hindi: सिसों़, Russian: Сисон) is found most in The Philippines. It may be found as: Sisón. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sison? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,635th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 110,694 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Sison live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sison is also the 308,040th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 718 people.

The last name Sison is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 57,841 people, or 1 in 1,750. In The Philippines Sison is most numerous in: Ilocos, where 21 percent live, Central Luzon, where 20 percent live and National Capital Region, where 20 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Sison is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Sison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sison surname rose 7,467 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 545 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sison surname are 41.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sison earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.74% more than the national average, earning R 496,044 per year; in United States they earn 19.96% more than the national average, earning $51,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $52,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sisón937/
Sisson9119,083/
Suison918,882/
Saison914,970/
Sisong912,035/
Siscon91692/
Soison91644/
Sision91253/
Sitson91196/
Sisgon91180/
Sixson9165/
Shison9154/
Seison9142/
Sidson9133/
Sisyon9115/
Sieson918/
Sisoun914/
Scison911/
Sishon911/
Sijson911/
Sisone911/
Sisoin911/
Sisosn911/
Ssison911/
Sisoon910/
Siseon910/
Saisong832,000/
Soisson831,241/
Siesson83340/
Seisson83148/
Sission83104/
Scisson8360/
Schison8355/
Soisont8323/
Shisong8322/
Shishon8312/
Shaison8311/
Sisione839/
Soisong837/
Saidson836/
Suisong834/
Sissong833/
Saishon832/
Shisoon832/
Soisoon832/
Scisone831/
Sissone831/
Sissonq831/
Sissoon831/
Sitsong831/
Sheison831/
Seisoun831/
Saisoon831/
Soisoun831/
Soitson831/
Scitson830/
Sissson830/
Sissonn830/
Sisan8012,945/
Sisom805,152/
Sisen802,054/
Syson801,243/
Sixon80401/
Sizon80223/
Cison80173/
Sisun80141/
Seson80120/
Sicon80116/
Sijon8087/
Zison8022/
Sisán8010/
Soissong77132/
Saisoong7756/
Schaison7713/
Shaisson773/
Sisonova772/
Schieson771/
Sissoune771/
Siessong771/
Sitshong771/
Soisongg771/
Shaisong771/
Sayson7327,908/
Sisane7323,310/
Sisang7310,223/
Sescon732,015/
Saisen731,311/
Saisom731,311/
Sissom731,292/
Sexson731,010/
Sichon73575/
Cisson73465/
Sissan73369/
Suicon73331/
Sesson73324/
Sisung73324/
Sisian73300/
Saisan73282/
Chison73276/
Seisen73250/
Ciscon73223/
Seisun73218/
Zisson73189/
Saizon73146/
Zaison73137/
Suisen73126/
Sissen73115/
Sisanh73115/
Soyson73106/
Cesson73105/
Soisun73102/
Siscan7396/
Sitsen7386/
Season7369/
Suizon7361/
Soisom7354/
Seeson7351/
Sijong7346/
Sihsen7342/
Shisen7340/
Seisan7324/
Shisun7323/
Sizion7321/
Sesion7321/
Sesone7321/
Secion7320/
Setson7319/
Sishan7314/
Shisan7311/
Sesong7311/
Ciszon7310/
Sysong739/
Siesen738/
Sysone738/
Seyson736/
Suisan736/
Seijon736/
Sheson736/
Sedson735/
Segion735/
Soisan735/
Soisen735/
Sisuin734/
Saisun734/
Sitsan734/
Sysson733/
Cysson733/
Sishun733/
Sicion733/
Saijon733/
Shizon732/
Sizong732/
Sisoum732/
Cision732/
Sitcon732/
Shyson732/
Sigion732/
Sezion732/
Hsisen732/
Sisiom732/
Cisone732/
Scisom731/
Sisaun731/
Sizzon731/
Siesan731/
Sesoun731/
Sytson731/
Seizon731/
Zesson731/
Sisant731/
Sissón731/
Sitsom731/
Sijsen731/
Sidsan731/
Sicoin731/
Ssyson731/
Sehson731/
Sysion731/
Cisgon731/
Saixon731/
Seuson731/
Sidsen731/
Sidsom731/
Sidjon731/
Siesom731/
Cisong731/
Sisiun730/
Sceson730/
Sisann730/
Syshon730/
Seshon730/
Sisune730/
Sesoin730/
Scisen730/
Sissun730/
Schaisson712/
Shuishong711/
Shaishson711/
Scheisohn711/
Soissoing710/
Sichone6737,530/
Chaison677,434/
Chesson673,779/
Session673,446/
Sitchon673,297/
Saisang671,564/
Saichon671,027/
Shishan67491/
Hsissen67430/
Ceysson67406/
Shisane67384/
Saicion67360/
Saisung67350/
Scissom67270/
Sichong67248/
Chitson67180/
Seesong67155/
Seisane67138/
Sissung6784/
Sisangh6784/
Sidjong6784/
Cession6783/
Sidsang6781/
Chisson6780/
Cissone6774/
Saisane6774/
Sethson6768/
Seicion6749/
Saisoom6740/
Sitsane6735/
Sexsion6726/
Sissang6725/
Saision6725/
Seizoun6723/
Soisang6719/
Zaisson6717/
Seision6716/
Sissane6715/
Soisant6714/
Saijong6713/
Sishane6713/
Chidson6712/
Saidjon6712/
Seissan6712/
Choison6712/
Chisong6712/
Seitsoseng6711/
Chisone679/
Seichon679/
Seasong679/
Shetson678/
Segiong678/
Seissen677/
Shishun676/
Setsson676/
Saissan675/
Schisan674/
Sihsanh674/
Shedson674/
Seacion674/
Hssaisoune674/
Seesuon674/
Sezione674/
Seasone673/
Cisione673/
Setsong673/
Seisang673/
Cheison673/
Sheyson673/
Suisang673/
Sheeson672/
Sissanh672/
Seshong672/
Saysoon672/
Sizhong672/
Sidjone672/
Saysong672/
Saisant671/
Chishon671/
Chijson671/
Cisczon671/
Scissun671/
Sishaan671/
Sittsen671/
Soissom671/
Sidchon671/
Shysong671/
Siesang671/
Siessen671/
Shihsun671/
Shizong671/
Sesonne671/
Seesion671/
Seetson671/
Seigion671/
Shaijon671/
Suishan671/
Szyscon671/
Seasion671/
Hsisane671/
Sheisen671/
Shitsun671/
Shissun671/
Saytson671/
Seissun671/
Hssissoune671/
Hsuisan671/
Seysson671/
Sijssen671/
Siechon671/
Saisanh671/
Saysone671/
Seecion671/
Segione671/
Seidsen671/
Hsaissoune671/
Sitsang671/
Sishang671/
Shisang671/
Saishan671/
Seesoun671/
Seijong671/
Seisung671/
Saisank671/
Sesoong671/
Siesung671/
Sisuine671/
Soysont671/
Souyson671/
Suisund671/
Suizond671/
Cessone671/
Shiesan670/
Chisohn670/
Chesion670/
Scissen670/
Sisseen670/
Sishunk670/
Chixson670/
Cessond670/
Scissan670/
Sheason670/
Schisom670/
Settson670/
Scheson670/
Chision670/

Sison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sison in the Hindi language
सिसों़sisom-
Sison in the Russian language
Сисонsison-
Sison in the Arabic language
سيسونsyswn-

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