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 occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Phelson.

How Common Is The Last Name Phelson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phelson is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Phelson are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

It is most widespread in Israel, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,426,272. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 67 percent are found, Jerusalem District, where 17 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 17 percent are found. Beside Israel this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Phelson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Phelson surname fell 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
  • 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 Phelson
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