Phelon Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Phelon Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of little Faol (wolf).

Phelon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:958,88671,403
England351:1,591,94567,242
France91:7,380,302306,885
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

Phelon (88) may also be a first name.

Phelon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of little Faol (wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Phelon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phelon is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phelon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 693,669th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Phelon are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Phelon is also the 1,017,994th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 88 people.

Phelon is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 958,886. In The United States Phelon is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent reside, Utah, where 14 percent reside and Connecticut, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Phelon is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Phelon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Phelon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 188 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Phelon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Phelon last name are 2.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51% registered with the party.

Phelon earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $45,829 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phelion9224/
Phealon924/
Phaelon921/
Phelone920/
Pheloin920/
Pelon911,599/
Pheloung86177/
Phellion8610/
Phetlong863/
Phetloun861/
Pheahlon860/
Phelan8335,165/
Pelone83829/
Pelong83626/
Philon83424/
Phalon83355/
Peloin8369/
Peulon8356/
Petlon8333/
Pahlon8323/
Pelion8318/
Pelhon8316/
Pholon8315/
Pelyon8310/
Pohlon839/
Pehlon832/
Paelon832/
Pealon831/
Peelon831/
Pelgon831/
Pelomn831/
Peylon831/
Pfelon831/
Phylon831/
Pielon831/
Peilon831/
Phelun830/
Pelond830/
Pelont830/
Phelom830/
Phelane772,194/
Peillon772,136/
Philion77986/
Pelotin77301/
Philone77207/
Pahalon77156/
Peglion77149/
Pelosin77127/
Pettlon77101/
Pelione7747/
Petlong7740/
Pheland7734/
Philoon7727/
Phellan7723/
Phillon7717/
Phallon7713/
Phelang778/
Phetlan777/
Pelleon776/
Phetlom776/
Philong775/
Pholyon775/
Peeleon774/
Pholhon774/
Phealan773/
Pehelan773/
Peelong773/
Phailon772/
Peilong772/
Pholoun772/
Pheelan771/
Peelyon771/
Phelung771/
Phaelan771/
Pheluin771/
Pelongh771/
Peloune771/
Petluon771/
Pealong771/
Pheslan770/
Phelyan770/
Philyon770/
Phalion770/
Phehlan770/
Pelhonn770/
Phelian770/
Pilon7327,202/
Polon732,322/
Palon732,143/
Pelan731,467/
Velon73855/
Felon73254/
Pelán73240/
Pelun73232/
Pelom7351/
Pleon7325/
Pylon736/
Pelón733/
Petillon711,446/
Phillion71330/
Philocin71134/
Phetlane7125/
Philogne715/
Phailong714/
Philonne713/
Peeloung712/
Phillone711/
Philosin711/
Pealound711/
Pheelane711/
Pheelian711/
Pheliane711/
Phetlian711/
Phetliun711/
Peahlong711/
Phalan674,161/
Pilone672,499/
Pollon671,087/
Pelant67892/
Pelane67876/
Pallon67738/
Pelang67522/
Pahlan67430/
Pelung67338/
Pohlan67314/
Petillion67308/
Polion67302/
Pailon67286/
Pelhan67245/
Palion67234/
Pilong67226/
Felion67189/
Felong67180/
Pelian67122/
Paloon6794/
Phetlhane6793/
Petlan6792/
Paylon6788/
Pholan6775/
Felone6770/
Philan6765/
Peslan6761/
Piolon6756/
Pelaun6746/
Paelan6745/
Philom6738/
Phetleung6732/
Fielon6729/
Pilion6728/
Peland6722/
Philun6721/
Faelon6719/
Veloon6718/
Phelam6717/
Polohn6716/
Peliom6715/
Peluun6713/
Fihlon6713/
Pelyan6712/
Phelasing6710/
Peilan6710/
Petlán6710/
Feylon6710/
Pealan679/
Pehlan677/
Peylan677/
Paloun676/
Velion676/
Fahlon676/
Pechillon676/
Palhon676/
Poilon675/
Feilon675/
Poloon675/
Pealun674/
Pilhon673/
Pealom673/
Pelhun673/
Piloon673/
Veilon672/
Phetliang672/
Vaelon672/
Pislon672/
Phetlaung672/
Pitlon671/
Phylan671/
Polhon671/
Poloin671/
Pelune671/
Philoscin671/
Pilyon671/
Felgon671/
Felyon671/
Pielan671/
Fealon671/
Paloin671/
Phélan671/
Philocint671/
Philonova671/
Petlun671/
Pelomg671/
Peloñe671/
Pelgan671/
Veloin671/
Pitellion671/
Feloen671/
Pelomd671/
Pilgon671/
Peilun671/
Pelann671/
Felont671/
Fehlon671/
Feloon670/
Feulon670/
Peelan670/
Feelon670/
Phealland670/
Fhelan670/
Fetlon670/
Pilont670/
Vealon670/
Polonn670/
Veelon670/

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