Shelson Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Shelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1281:287,85626,805
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Shelson (112) may also be a first name.

Shelson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelson has its highest incidence in Canada. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,095,216th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Shelson are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shelson is also the 885,979th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 112 people.

It is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 287,856. In Canada Shelson is most numerous in: Ontario, where 92 percent are found and Alberta, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found.

Shelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shelson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shelson surname grew 472 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shelson are 19.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Shelson earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.55% less than the national average, earning $39,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.72% more than the national average, earning $61,966 CAD per year.

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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 Shelson
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