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

The surname Velson (Hindi: वेलशन, Russian: Вельсон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Velson? popularity and diffusion

Velson is the 2,372,517th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name 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 occurring first name on earth It is held by 522 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 57 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 21 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Velson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Velson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 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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