Samelson Surname
Approximately 402 people bear this surname
Samelson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 344 | 1:1,053,660 | 77,038 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
Samelson Demographics
Samelson Political Affiliation
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Samelson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samelson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samelson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samelson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 723,769th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 18,128,224 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Samelson are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Samelson is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 344 people, or 1 in 1,053,660. In The United States Samelson is most common in: California, where 16 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Colorado, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 8 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.
Samelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Samelson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samelson surname expanded 453 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Samelson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Samelson last name are 12.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.21% registered to vote for the party.
Samelson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.67% more than the national average, earning $49,910 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sammelson | 94 | 25 | / |
| Sameulson | 94 | 24 | / |
| Samelsson | 94 | 6 | / |
| Sameelson | 94 | 1 | / |
| Saumelson | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shamelson | 94 | 0 | / |
| Samuelsohn | 89 | 38 | / |
| Samuellson | 89 | 1 | / |
| Saumuelson | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samelzon | 88 | 30 | / |
| Zamelson | 88 | 26 | / |
| Samilson | 88 | 19 | / |
| Samleson | 88 | 0 | / |
| Samelsan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Samuelssson | 84 | 1 | / |
| Samuelsen | 82 | 5,797 | / |
| Samuelsan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sameulsen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samuilson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sommelson | 82 | 0 | / |
| Someulsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Samiljan | 63 | 105 | / |
| Samlljan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shamilzhan | 56 | 4 | / |
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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 Samelson
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