Thompson-James Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Thompson-James Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Thompson & James.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Thompson-James 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
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Thompson-James Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thompson-James Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Thompson-James is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thompson-James? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thompson-James is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Thompson-James are found; 50 percent are found in Caribbean and 50 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

Thompson-James is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and Illinois, where 17 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 33 percent are found and Grenada, where 8 percent are found.

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
Thompsonjames961/
Thompson-Jamiso901/

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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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  • 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 Thompson-James
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