Sholson Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sholson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sholson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia41:6,748,925181,100

Sholson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sholson is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sholson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sholson is the 3,485,539th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Sholson are found; 81 percent are found in Australasia and 81 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 205,833. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Auckland Region, where 73 percent are found and Waikato Region, where 27 percent are found. Excluding New Zealand Sholson exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Sholson Last Name Statistics demography

Sholson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sholson
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