Joelson Surname

119,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Joelson Surname Definition:

Joel’s Son: v. Joel.

Joelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar3,1041:7,6191,529
United States4211:860,94865,474
Sweden631:156,29810,904
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Canada371:995,82774,831
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
England301:1,857,26974,552
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Norway71:734,61250,907
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Joélson (1) are calculated separately.

Joelson (57,939) may also be a first name.

Joelson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Joel’s Son: v. Joel.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Joelson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joelson is found in Madagascar more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Joélson. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Joelson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,634th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,897,798 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Joelson live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in Barito Africa. Joelson is also the 16,320th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 57,939 people.

The last name Joelson is most frequent in Madagascar, where it is held by 3,104 people, or 1 in 7,619. Without taking into account Madagascar this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Joelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Joelson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Joelson surname increased 2,216 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Joelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Joelson surname are 7.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.4% registered with the party.

The amount Joelson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning 357,579 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 134.23% more than the national average, earning R 556,608 per year; in United States they earn 31.17% more than the national average, earning $56,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $51,852 CAD per year.

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