Thampson Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Thampson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thampson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Liberia51:881,70733,815
England31:18,572,686338,250
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Thampson (63) may also be a first name.

Thampson Last Name Facts

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

Thampson is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thampson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,980,395th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Thampson are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Thampson is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 63 people.

Thampson is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Thampson is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 59 percent are found, Ekiti, where 9 percent are found and Gombe, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Thampson is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Liberia, where 6 percent are found.

Thampson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thampson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 115 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thampson Last Name Statistics demography

Thampson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.84% less than the national average, earning $21,214 USD per year.

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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 Thampson
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