Pulson Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Pulson Surname Definition:

= Poulson, q.v.

Pulson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England161:3,482,379114,324
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Pulson (92) may also be a first name.

Pulson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Poulson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pulson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pulson (Russian: Пульсон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pulson is the 2,091,648th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Pulson live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 992,070th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 92 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 32 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Pulson exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Pulson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pulson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 134 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pulson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pulson last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

Pulson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.92% more than the national average, earning $50,448 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulson9233,274/
Poulson926,901/
Peulson92282/
Pulsone92245/
Pullson923/
Phulson921/
Pulsson920/
Paulsson865,548/
Poulsson86134/
Paulsone8636/
Pouleson8623/
Paulsohn8614/
Pauhlson867/
Pauleson864/
Pulsotin864/
Phulsong864/
Paullson862/
Poullson862/
Paulsosn861/
Poulsoon860/
Poulsoun860/
Polson838,954/
Pulsan8320/
Pulsen8317/
Pulsom832/
Pulcon831/
Pulsán831/
Pólson831/
Pulzon830/
Peulesson801/
Paulsen7748,718/
Poulsen7739,934/
Poulsom77428/
Pulzone77137/
Poolson77100/
Poleson7767/
Pullsen7746/
Paulsén7744/
Polsson7726/
Paulsan7724/
Pulsang777/
Paulsom775/
Pollson772/
Pólsson772/
Pulsant772/
Peulsen771/
Pulchon771/
Pulsung771/
Poulsun771/
Polsion771/
Poelson771/
Pholson771/
Pulsien770/
Poulzon770/
Paulsonová753/
Paulssen71383/
Poulssen7151/
Paulseen7127/
Pulsutin7118/
Pauëlsen7110/
Poulseen713/
Polleson712/
Paulsand711/
Pulssant711/
Phulhsan711/
Paulesan711/
Paulhsen711/
Paulsian711/
Paulsien710/
Polsen67691/
Pulsam67462/
Polsan67136/
Puljan67100/
Polsun677/
Pulzan674/
Pulsum674/
Pulzán671/
Pulcan671/
Pollesson671/
Puljun671/
Pulzen670/

Pulson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulson in the Russian language
Пульсонpulson-

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