Thamson Surname

79,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Thamson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thamson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand5,4261:13,018853
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Tanzania1511:350,60725,844
Indonesia1031:1,283,97389,572
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Thamson (879) may also be a first name.

Thamson Last Name Facts

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

Thamson (Marathi: थामसोन) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thamson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 79,349th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,185,160 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Thamson live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Tai-Asia. Thamson is also the 274,260th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 879 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 5,426 people, or 1 in 13,018. In Thailand Thamson is most prevalent in: Kamphaeng Phet Province, where 14 percent reside, Tak Province, where 11 percent reside and Chiang Rai Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Thailand this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Thamson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thamson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thamson surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Thamson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thamson in the Marathi language
थामसोनthamasona-

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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
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  • 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 Thamson
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