Sumpson Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Portugal

Sumpson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumpson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Sumpson Last Name Facts

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

Sumpson occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumpson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Sumpson are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Sumpson is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Sumpson is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Sumpson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sumpson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumpsion930/
Soumpson930/
Cumpson86296/
Sompson8635/
Sunpson860/
Cumpsion801/
Shompson801/
Jumpsen7133/
Cimpson7115/
Sonpson7113/
Cumpsen710/
Cumbson710/
Cumpsan710/
Junpson710/
Joonpson530/

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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 Sumpson
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