Phelson Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Phelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Phelson (14) may also be a first name.

Phelson Last Name Facts

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

Phelson is carried by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phelson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phelson is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Phelson reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Phelson is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 14 people.

Phelson is most prevalent in Israel, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,426,272. In Israel Phelson is most prevalent in: Central District, where 67 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 17 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 17 percent reside. Other than Israel this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Phelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Phelson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Phelson last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Phelson
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