Warrison Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Warrison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Warrison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Warrison (53) may also be a first name.

Warrison Last Name Facts

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

Warrison occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warrison? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Warrison are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Warrison is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 53 people.

Warrison is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 57 percent reside and Rivers, where 43 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Warrison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Warrison has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Warrison last name contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warison9325/
Barrison88159/
Worrison8810/
Waritson884/
Huarrison824/
Worrisson820/
Barison804,620/
Warisan80493/
Warisun80107/
Varison8028/
Worison805/
Warisen805/
Warisom801/
Barrissoun781/
Warichon75796/
Borrison75129/
Barisson75105/
Bearison7530/
Barrizon7521/
Vargison756/
Warissan755/
Barryson755/
Barreson754/
Warishan751/
Barrisen751/
Wahrissoune745/
Varishone711/
Weyrisson711/
Wareesone711/
Barizon671,093/
Barisan67307/
Borison67135/
Warijan6793/
Barižon6740/
Bareson678/
Varisan676/
Varizon674/
Warisem674/
Barisón673/
Barisun673/
Bourrisson672/
Warizan671/
Warisam671/
Varisen671/
Varyson671/
Warysom671/
Waisrisang671/
Baryson670/
Barjson670/

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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 Warrison
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