Rilson Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rilson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rilson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rilson (926) may also be a first name.

Rilson Last Name Facts

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

Rilson (Russian: Рилсон) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rilson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rilson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Rilson reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 265,988th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 926 people.

The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Ceará, where 40 percent live, Bahia, where 20 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil Rilson occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Rilson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rilson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rilson last name fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruilson922/
Rielson921/
Rlson911/
Rilsonne861/
Relson8327/
Rilsan832/
Rilsen830/
Rilshan774/
Rellson773/
Rielsen771/
Rlxon731/
Reglison711/
Riljan672/
Relsen671/
Relsan671/
Relsun670/
Reelsen6271/
Roelsen6229/
Reulsen620/
Rillezan5729/
Roellsen574/
Rheelshan531/
Reljan5044/

Rilson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rilson in the Russian language
Рилсонrilson-

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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 Rilson
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