Nansel Surname

416,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nansel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nansel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4291:412,92021,515
United States3801:953,83971,121
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Nansel (1,058) may also be a first name.

Nansel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nansel is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nansel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 416,960th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 8,738,065 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Nansel are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 246,082nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 1,058 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 412,920. In Nigeria Nansel is most frequent in: Plateau, where 71 percent reside, Taraba, where 7 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Nansel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nansel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nansel last name increased 4,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nansel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nansel are 16.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Nansel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.5% less than the national average, earning R 150,900 per year and in United States they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $45,341 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naansel9222/
Nansell923/
Nancel8394/
Nangel8390/
Namsel835/
Nansil835/
Nanzel833/
Nanzell776/
Namsell774/
Nanchel772/
Namseel772/
Nandjel772/
Ngansil771/
Nangell771/
Nancl731/
Neangell711/
Nangil6770/
Namgel6716/
Nanjil673/
Nanzil672/
Nongel672/
Naitingel671/
Nonsil671/
Nancill623/
Namdjel621/
Nounjel621/
Neinzel620/
Neinchel579/
Neamsilp571/
Nõgel5550/
Noncl552/
Namjil501,940/
Namgil5016/
Noncil5013/
Nonjil508/
Naittimgel503/
Nomsil501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nansel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis