Quilson Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Quilson Surname Definition:

QUILSON: As both Quill and Quilson exist as surnames, Quil or Quill would appear to be an obsolete personal name.

Quilson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Quilson (113) may also be a first name.

Quilson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

QUILSON: As both Quill and Quilson exist as surnames, Quil or Quill would appear to be an obsolete personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Quilson Last Name Facts

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

Quilson occurs in The Dominican Republic more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quilson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quilson is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quilson are found; 33 percent are found in Caribbean and 33 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. Quilson is also the 881,625th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 113 people.

It is most widely held in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,432,932. Beside The Dominican Republic this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Venezuela, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilson8620/
Qlson831/
Guillson801/
Kilson77904/
Qulsom77544/
Cilson773/
Chilson713,778/
Guiljon71213/
Qulsoom7197/
Guilzon7138/
Kielson7125/
Killson719/
Cwilson718/
Kilshon716/
Qilsand713/
Guelson712/
Kuelson712/
Qulsuom711/
Cillson711/
Kwilson711/
Gbilson711/
Kilsoon711/
Cilsion710/
Chillson67157/
Guilshan6721/
Qlsan671/
Chilsson671/
Ngwilson671/
Qlsen671/
Killeson670/
Kuellson670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quilson
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