Redson Surname

227,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Redson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Redson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,3851:12,3601,927
Tanzania3391:156,17014,044
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
India71:109,580,769786,157
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Redson (5,057) may also be a first name.

Redson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Redson (Marathi: रेडसन, Russian: Редсон) is found most in Malawi. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Redson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,165th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,080,373 people. The last name Redson occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Redson reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 95,549th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 5,057 people.

This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,385 people, or 1 in 12,360. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Redson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Redson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Redson last name grew 126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Redson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Redson last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Redson earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.02% more than the national average, earning $64,731 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Readson9226/
Reedson922/
Redsson920/
Reson911,011/
Reason835,814/
Reeson831,190/
Reyson83282/
Retson83226/
Ridson83208/
Resson8388/
Redsun8372/
Rieson8357/
Rexson8349/
Reison8330/
Resong8330/
Rydson8310/
Redzon839/
Redsan838/
Resoun837/
Reshon836/
Resion836/
Recson834/
Hreson832/
Redsen832/
Resone831/
Rezson831/
Redsand7760/
Reisone7750/
Redsant7718/
Reisson7717/
Rechson778/
Ressone778/
Reeseon776/
Redshan775/
Retsoyn773/
Åresson773/
Reasson772/
Reysson772/
Reatson771/
Roydson771/
Resione771/
Reesonn771/
Rhetson771/
Restson771/
Ressoun771/
Rietson771/
Redsane771/
Resonne771/
Ression771/
Ressong771/
Rezsone771/
Reysoon771/
Rescion771/
Rheason770/
Reshone770/
Riesson770/
Ridsson770/
Reasone770/
Reitson770/
Rison731,563/
Resen73514/
Resan73495/
Recon73347/
Rezon73180/
Rexon73179/
Resán7340/
Ryson7338/
Resom7328/
Resén7312/
Reission7119/
Reissond7119/
Reichson7112/
Richdson7110/
Reshotin713/
Resonova712/
Reissohn711/
D'Reason711/
Resochin711/
Raison676,404/
Riesen674,689/
Ritson674,200/
Rayson673,847/
Reshan672,058/
Reisen671,591/
Reazon671,567/
Risson671,398/
Resian67915/
Resane67720/
Risong67624/
Rixson67380/
Reusen67311/
Royson67233/
Reysen67222/
Ridzon67169/
Ryoson67147/
Reesen6799/
Ressen6791/
Roison6783/
Rishon6780/
Ressom6768/
Resant6761/
Rydzon6751/
Hresan6750/
Rehsen6749/
Recsán6736/
Ridsan6735/
Reshonova6731/
Reisan6728/
Recoon6726/
Rechon6726/
Redzan6724/
Ricson6722/
Resang6722/
Resjan6720/
Reasen6719/
Reasonova6716/
Ressan6712/
Ruison6712/
Resanh6711/
Risyon679/
Rehsan679/
Reesan679/
Reysan677/
Recsan675/
Rytson675/
Retsen674/
Reesom674/
Reseen674/
Risone674/
Resien674/
Reasan674/
Rexsen674/
Resann673/
Reizon673/
Recion673/
Rezoun673/
Reconn672/
Resgan672/
Resaun671/
Redsum671/
Reisom671/
Ridcon671/
Riecon671/
Reacon671/
Riszon671/
Rejsan671/
Recoin671/
Resiom671/
Ridsen671/
Resaan671/
Reatchson671/
Redzun671/
Reasom670/
Retzon670/
Hrison670/
Retsan670/
Riesan670/

Redson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Redson in the Marathi language
रेडसनredasana-
Redson in the Russian language
Редсонredson-

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