Alson is used as a family name or surname in Tanzania. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Alson
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Tanzania
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Alson

How popular is Alson?

Alson is common in Tanzania.

Alson is ranked 185895 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Alsons plummeted by 22.63375 per cent to 188 since 2000 and slipped by 22635 spots and ranked at 96799. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.26 74.9
Black 13.83 14.4
Hispanic or Latino 3.72 7
Alson is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Tanzania which may be its originating country too. Around 1898 people have been found who wears Alson as their family name. Alson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
567,967 Indonesia6
1,162 Madagascar4
214,847 Australia4
14,193 Egypt3
32,695 Nigeria3
4,689 Maldives2
4,086 Angola2
2,377 Marshall Islands1
11,486 Estonia1
151,601 Spain1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
448,262 Canada1
31,207 Ireland1
153,416 Italy1
40,340 Malaysia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
38,841 Scotland1
3,243 Suriname1
77,122 Sweden1
53,505 Turkey1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
172,258 Germany1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
94,027 England32
313,372 Russia23
15,050 Singapore18
477,287 India16
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,973 South Africa73
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Alson:
70,797 United States347
39,199 Philippines258
Countries with thousands of Alson:
5,050 Tanzania1,009
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Comments

R
Richie Wolfrum
The origin of the name is germaine the Surname comes from the agglutination of the Anglo-Saxon personal name al and means stone rock and by extension the castle al - short for alfred - the name specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Alson Namesakes

  • Peter Alson, Film producer
  • Stuart Alson, Film producer
  • Stu Alson, Actor
  • Barbara Mailer Alson, Al Wasserman's wife

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