Sison Surname
Approximately 65,835 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 57,841 | 1:1,750 | 108 |
| United States | 4,107 | 1:88,254 | 9,946 |
| Thailand | 2,003 | 1:35,266 | 3,686 |
| Canada | 561 | 1:65,678 | 7,612 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Spain | 191 | 1:244,775 | 15,782 |
| Taiwan | 174 | 1:134,740 | 1,216 |
| Australia | 138 | 1:195,621 | 19,280 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| Guam | 91 | 1:1,760 | 241 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 14 | 1:3,899 | 389 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 1:10,364 | 1,309 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
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.
(English) The son of Siss, a pet form of Cecil (blind).
From Syston; a location name in Leicestershire.
Sison Demographics
Sison Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Sison Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sison in the Hindi language | ||
| सिसों़ | sisom | - |
| Sison in the Russian language | ||
| Сисон | sison | - |
| Sison in the Arabic language | ||
| سيسون | syswn | - |
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