von Samson Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
von Samson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
von Samson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Samson Come From? nationality or country of origin
von Samson is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name von Samson? popularity and diffusion
von Samson is the 3,185,033rd most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of von Samson live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany von Samson is primarily found in: Berlin, where 63 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent reside and Hesse, where 4 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 18 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Simson | 90 | 71 | / |
| van Samson | 90 | 68 | / |
| Vonsimson | 84 | 9 | / |
| van Simsen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vansimsen | 63 | 44 | / |
| Vansumsen | 63 | 21 | / |
| von Zansen | 60 | 15 | / |
| van Hees-Meeusen | 54 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 von Samson
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