Thmpson Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Wales

Thmpson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thmpson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Thmpson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thmpson occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Thmpson.

How Common Is The Last Name Thmpson? popularity and diffusion

Thmpson is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Thmpson occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Thmpson live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Thmpson is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 61 percent live, Rivers, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Thmpson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thmpson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thmpson Last Name Statistics demography

Thmpson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thimpson9368/
Thempson934/
Thömpson931/
Timpson862,684/
Tempson8644/
Thimpsen8012/
Thinpson803/
Thempsen801/
Timpsom712/
Tempzon711/
Timpsonová711/
Tenpson711/
Tinpson710/
Timpsen710/
Tempzen5714/

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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 Thmpson
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