Yelson Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Yelson (1,131) may also be a first name.

Yelson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yelson occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Yelson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Yelson live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 236,787th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,131 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 63 percent live, Florida, where 31 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Yelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yelson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Yelson surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yelson surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Yelson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeleson9283/
Yoelson9224/
Yhelson921/
Ayelson920/
Elson9114,598/
Yeselson8631/
Yelleson867/
Yojelson861/
Yelesone861/
Yelesson861/
Gelson832,349/
Ellson831,503/
Eleson83777/
Jelson83139/
Elsoin83126/
Ealson8375/
Oelson8337/
Eilson8313/
Elsson839/
Aelson838/
Uelson838/
Elsoon835/
Yelsan833/
Ielson832/
Yelsom832/
Uylson832/
Elsion831/
Aylson831/
Elsonh831/
Elshon831/
Geleson77253/
Elleson77204/
Eielson7773/
Jelsone7743/
Ellsion7733/
Jellson7723/
Yhelzon7720/
Elsoinh7715/
Oehlson7712/
Geilson7710/
Heilson777/
Gelshon777/
Gaylson775/
Hielson774/
Gellson773/
Eileson773/
Jeleson772/
Elesson772/
Eillson772/
Gealson772/
Gehlson772/
Ayllson772/
Ealeson771/
Awelson771/
Elllson771/
Elesion771/
Jhelson771/
Ellsson770/
Ueleson770/
Aeleson770/
Heulson770/
Jealson770/
Eailson770/
Jelsion770/
Oytlson770/
Aellson770/
Elsen737,369/
Elsan7378/
Elzon7329/
Elsén738/
Elsun735/
Heileson71157/
Ellesson7173/
Ayelesan7146/
Jeselson7139/
Eyelchon7126/
Jelleson7121/
Ajeleson7121/
Eihelson717/
Oyelesan715/
Iyelchon715/
Eggelson714/
Gelesson713/
Eyolsson712/
Geailson712/
Jellsion711/
Eitelson711/
Gehleson711/
Gayalson711/
Gelleson711/
Gehilson711/
Gealeson711/
Gelschon711/
Ellesion711/
Yelshang711/
Geoilson711/
Jhellson711/
Aelleson710/
Aueleson710/
Jesleson710/
Jealeson710/
Elsahn67588/
Oelsen67282/
Uilson67227/
Jeselsohn67109/
Aulson67104/
Jesselson6777/
Elshan6774/
Elesan6773/
Gelsen6741/
Ellsén6740/
Ailson6724/
Oulson6723/
Eilsen6723/
Jettelson6720/
Elsien6712/
Ellsen6712/
Oilson679/
Eelsen677/
Elzion676/
Jelsen675/
Gelzon674/
Elsgan674/
Jettleson673/
Ielsen673/
Elesun673/
Jelsan671/
Aittelson671/
Aiyelesan671/
Jeselshon671/
Gealesson671/
Eichelson670/
Gelsan670/
Elshun670/
Aelsen670/
Ealsen670/

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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 Yelson
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