Oelson Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Oelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Oelson (171) may also be a first name.

Oelson Last Name Facts

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

Oelson is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oelson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Oelson occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Oelson live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 698,971st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 171 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and Western Cape, where 18 percent live. Excluding South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Oelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oelson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oelson last name declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oelson Last Name Statistics demography

Oelson earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.21% less than the national average, earning R 106,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoelson9221/
Oehlson9212/
Ohelson920/
Olson91233,641/
Yojelson861/
Olsson83123,615/
Oleson835,158/
Holson83650/
Oelsen83282/
Ollson83267/
Ealson8375/
Oulson8323/
Yelson8319/
Eilson8313/
Oilson839/
Aelson838/
Uelson838/
Olsoon833/
Ielson832/
Oolson832/
Olshon832/
Olsonn831/
Olszon831/
Goulson77212/
Oehlsen77177/
Houlson77104/
Yeleson7783/
Eielson7773/
Ollsson7736/
Olleson7721/
Olschon7714/
Heilson777/
Oelssen777/
D'Olson776/
Hoelsen776/
Oulsson775/
Olesson774/
Holeson773/
Eileson773/
Eillson772/
Hoolson772/
Gealson772/
Holsson771/
Ealeson771/
Uselson771/
Awelson771/
Olehson771/
Ouilson771/
Ueleson770/
Ooleson770/
Ayelson770/
Goelsen770/
Aeleson770/
Heulson770/
Oulsion770/
Hollson770/
Ohilson770/
Oytlson770/
Aellson770/
Olsen73214,706/
Olsén731,225/
Ulson73464/
Olsan73297/
Olzon73153/
Olßon7314/
Olsèn732/
Heileson71157/
Hojelsen71140/
Gouilson7138/
Ajeleson7121/
Ollesson7116/
Yelleson717/
Eihelson717/
Oyelesan715/
Eggelson714/
Holleson713/
Eyolsson712/
Huselson711/
Hollsson711/
Eitelson711/
Ojaleson711/
Yelesson711/
Gealeson711/
Gouleson711/
Aelleson710/
Aueleson710/
Holsen67979/
Olshan67418/
Hulson67375/
Gulson67343/
Olssen67291/
Uilson67227/
Aulson67104/
Holsan6781/
Oelzen6776/
Olseen6758/
Olssén6730/
Ailson6724/
Eilsen6723/
Ollsen6720/
Husselson6713/
Olsian6713/
Eelsen677/
Olszan675/
Ullson673/
Yelsan673/
Olesan673/
Ielsen673/
Uylson672/
Oulsen671/
Aittelson671/
Aélson671/
Olssèn671/
Ulsone671/
Ólsson671/
Aylson671/
Ulsson671/
Gealesson671/
Eichelson670/
Olscen670/
Uhlson670/
Aelsen670/
Ollsan670/
Oulsan670/
Ealsen670/
Uleson670/

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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 Oelson
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