Nalson Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nalson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Nalson (911) may also be a first name.

Nalson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nalson (Oriya: େନଳସନ) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,276,805th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 38 percent of Nalson reside; 32 percent reside in Northern Europe and 32 percent reside in British Isles. Nalson is also the 268,676th most numerous first name internationally, held by 911 people.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England Nalson is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 49 percent live, Kent, where 18 percent live and Berkshire, where 12 percent live. Aside from England it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.

Nalson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nalson has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Nalson last name fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 74 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nalson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nalson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 7.93% less than the national average, earning R 218,784 per year and in United States they earn 57.3% less than the national average, earning $18,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nealson92161/
Nailson9215/
Nalsson9212/
Naleson923/
Natelson86211/
Ngaleson86150/
Naulsong864/
Nalesson861/
Natilson861/
Nalleson860/
Nolson83217/
Nalsan8373/
Nalsen8347/
Nalzon8315/
Nalcon832/
Nealssohn8010/
Ngaileson804/
Ngalesson801/
Nattelson800/
Neilson7726,433/
Nailsan7725/
Naulsom776/
Noulson774/
Nalsund772/
Nolsson772/
Nealsen771/
Nailsen771/
Nalssen771/
Nalzone771/
Nolsong771/
Natthleson753/
Nattelsohn750/
Naalsund71188/
Neilsson7130/
Noulsong717/
Neillson715/
Noselson713/
Ngoleson712/
Neileson711/
Naulsane711/
Naulsang711/
Naulsung711/
Ngalessan67495/
Nalçın67133/
Nolsen6789/
Nottleson6736/
Nottelson6717/
Nalzan671/
Nolsan671/
Nochelson670/

Nalson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalson in the Oriya language
େନଳସନenalasana-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nalson
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