Nilson Forename
6,337th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 166,037 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde
Nilson Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100% | 126,601 | 1:1,692 | 264 |
| Colombia | 100% | 19,691 | 1:2,426 | 320 |
| Angola | 100% | 3,779 | 1:7,136 | 961 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 3,557 | 1:8,491 | 956 |
| Peru | 100% | 2,028 | 1:15,676 | 1,421 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1,273 | 1:8,194 | 1,026 |
| Philippines | 99% | 1,069 | 1:99,167 | 5,580 |
| Honduras | 100% | 862 | 1:10,229 | 1,014 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 783 | 1:9,242 | 938 |
| United States | 100% | 639 | 1:567,351 | 14,319 |
| Chile | 97% | 608 | 1:28,959 | 1,328 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 528 | 1:20,078 | 1,435 |
| El Salvador | - | 514 | 1:12,338 | 842 |
| India | 100% | 420 | 1:2,892,567 | 133,405 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 367 | 1:1,442 | 246 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 306 | 1:11,201 | 795 |
| Portugal | - | 304 | 1:34,246 | 1,362 |
| Argentina | 98% | 293 | 1:145,984 | 2,186 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 258 | 1:62,436 | 1,831 |
| Ecuador | - | 243 | 1:72,950 | 2,119 |
| Indonesia | - | 239 | 1:1,079,346 | 65,553 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 237 | 1:25,394 | 1,716 |
| Panama | 100% | 222 | 1:17,597 | 1,838 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 165 | 1:184,545 | 10,946 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 151 | 1:488,925 | 17,342 |
| Mexico | 99% | 144 | 1:862,114 | 7,513 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 130 | 1:1,477 | 295 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 79 | 1:60,354 | 2,448 |
| Spain | 100% | 60 | 1:775,499 | 7,772 |
| Albania | 100% | 58 | 1:52,527 | 4,703 |
| Canada | 100% | 56 | 1:591,667 | 14,603 |
| England | 100% | 29 | 1:1,917,342 | 24,911 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 25 | 1:676,083 | 14,224 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 24 | 1:900,438 | 24,542 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93% | 22 | 1:370,560 | 29,207 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 18 | 1:856,879 | 31,986 |
| Nigeria | 97% | 17 | 1:10,444,962 | 119,257 |
| Russia | 100% | 16 | 1:9,014,606 | 35,676 |
| Sweden | 100% | 16 | 1:616,119 | 14,675 |
| Cuba | - | 12 | 1:958,879 | 3,652 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 12 | 1:684,458 | 9,518 |
| Australia | - | 9 | 1:1,517,514 | 15,297 |
| Germany | 100% | 9 | 1:10,741,986 | 35,913 |
| Japan | - | 9 | 1:14,220,673 | 39,809 |
| Belize | 100% | 8 | 1:44,289 | 3,463 |
| Kenya | 100% | 8 | 1:5,788,389 | 30,473 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 8 | 1:24,294,710 | 113,215 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Thailand | 100% | 8 | 1:8,758,227 | 128,595 |
| Zambia | - | 8 | 1:1,981,849 | 20,512 |
| France | 100% | 7 | 1:9,495,763 | 30,047 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Italy | 100% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| Haiti | - | 5 | 1:2,145,391 | 20,367 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Gabon | - | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Liberia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,470,687 | 25,732 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Singapore | - | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Georgia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Egypt | 100% | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Nílson (9) & Nilsón (1) are calculated separately.
Nilson (7,551) may also be a surname.
Nilson Forename Popularity
Nilson Demographics
Nilson Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Nilson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nilson in the Russian language | ||
| Нильсон | nilson | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Nilson