Withson Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Withson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Withson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Withson (342) may also be a first name.

Withson Last Name Facts

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

Withson occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Withson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Withson is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Withson live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Withson is also the 472,030th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 342 people.

The surname Withson is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside.

Withson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Withson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Withson last name decreased 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Withson Last Name Statistics demography

Withson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witson92402/
Whitson8614,207/
Waitson86108/
Wittson8630/
Wichson861/
Wihtson861/
Witchon860/
Witzson860/
Whittson801/
Whitsosn801/
Withsann800/
Bitson77464/
Widson77285/
Wetson77151/
Witsen77137/
Witzon7727/
Vitson7720/
Wicson775/
Wichon773/
Wizson771/
Witsom771/
Witcon770/
Huitson71454/
Boitson71118/
Baitson71113/
Waidson71112/
Whetson7155/
Weitsen7147/
Whitsom7111/
Bittson7111/
Whitcon718/
Whitsun717/
Widdson717/
Bitchon714/
Vithsan713/
Wichsen711/
Weizhon711/
Wetsoen711/
Waytson711/
Whitsen711/
Weatson711/
Wittsan711/
Beitson711/
Whizson710/
Witchan710/
Witssen710/
Whitsan710/
Wietsen710/
Bethson710/
Wicon6784/
Whetsone6722/
Viethsen6716/
Wizon6713/
Boitsoun674/
Wechsson671/
Baitshon671/
Whichone671/
Wheatson671/
Waichoon671/
Weichoon671/
Whittsom670/
Whettson670/
Whitshom670/
Whitconn670/
Wheadson670/

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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 Withson
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