Thmson Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Thmson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thmson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Thmson Last Name Facts

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

Thmson is most common in Canada. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thmson.

How Common Is The Last Name Thmson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thmson is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Thmson live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada Thmson is mostly found in: Alberta, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Canada Thmson is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Thmson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thmson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Thmson
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