Velson Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

Velson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Velson (522) may also be a first name.

Velson Last Name Facts

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

Velson (Hindi: वेलशन, Russian: Вельсон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Velson is the 2,372,517th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 32 percent of Velson live; 25 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. Velson is also the 369,527th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 522 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 57 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 21 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Velson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Velson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Velson surname fell 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Velson Last Name Statistics demography

Velson earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.61% more than the national average, earning $67,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vielson922/
Velsone921/
Vellson921/
Veelson920/
Veglison8610/
Velleson862/
Vaelsson861/
Belson832,516/
Vilson832,349/
Welson832,024/
Velsen83159/
Velsan8357/
Vylson8319/
Uelson838/
Velsán831/
Velcon831/
Velsom830/
Vilsson77158/
Vilsone77139/
Wellson77139/
Bellson77113/
Welshon7758/
Weelson7756/
Wielson7751/
Huelson7750/
Velsand7745/
Villson7727/
Voelsen7726/
Belsone779/
Boelson774/
Welsion772/
Wuelson771/
Welszon771/
Welsond771/
Vielsen771/
Vilsont771/
Welsonn771/
Belshon771/
Belsont771/
Belsson771/
Veelsan771/
Bielson770/
Behlson770/
Wlson73110/
Vlsan7383/
Blson731/
Belleson7187/
Villeson7138/
Vihlsson719/
Welleson719/
Weulsoon717/
Welshhon716/
Vellesan714/
Wellsion711/
Vellezon711/
Belssone711/
Welschon710/
Welshond710/
Welshone710/
Wilson671,701,599/
Bilson677,297/
Vilsan671,563/
Velzen67611/
Belsom67433/
Belcon67324/
Vîlsan67286/
Belsan67237/
Uilson67227/
Vilsen67219/
Beljon67210/
Belsen67106/
Belzon6773/
Veljan6756/
Welsen6733/
Bleson6729/
Völsen6728/
Wylson6727/
Velcan6718/
Wllson6713/
Bylson677/
Vilsonova677/
Blsong673/
Vilsonová672/
Viljon671/
Velçan671/
Vilcon671/
Welsom671/
Wlsion671/
Vlsant671/
Vilsom671/
Vilzon671/
Whlson671/
Wílson671/
Welsan671/
Velzan671/

Velson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velson in the Hindi language
वेलशनvelasana-
Velson in the Russian language
Вельсонvelson-

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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 Velson
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