Alerson Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Alerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Alerson (902) may also be a first name.

Alerson Last Name Facts

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

Alerson is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alerson? popularity and diffusion

Alerson is the 4,116,508th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Alerson is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Alerson reside; 39 percent reside in Southern Africa and 39 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 270,251st most common first name worldwide, held by 902 people.

The last name Alerson is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa Alerson is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 89 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Alerson occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 22 percent reside.

Alerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alerson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alerson surname contracted 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alerson Last Name Statistics demography

Alerson earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.84% less than the national average, earning R 157,224 per year.

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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 Alerson
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