Thempson Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Thempson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Thempson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thempson (8) may also be a first name.

Thempson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thempson is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thempson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thempson is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Thempson is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Thempson reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 8 people.

The last name Thempson is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Bassa County, where 50 percent live and Montserrado County, where 50 percent live. Excluding Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Thempson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thempson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thempson surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thmpson9366/
Tempson9344/
Thimpson8868/
Thömpson881/
Thempsen881/
Thojmpson820/
Thoimpson820/
Timpson802,684/
Tempzon801/
Tenpson801/
Thimpsen7512/
Thinpson753/
Tempzen6714/
Timpsom672/
Timpsonová671/
Timpsen670/
Tinpson670/
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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 Thempson
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