Neelsen Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Neelsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neelsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3241:248,47427,007
United States631:5,753,316282,354
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Neelsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neelsen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neelsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 679,794th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Neelsen live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Neelsen is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 248,474. In Germany it is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 40 percent are found, Hamburg, where 27 percent are found and Berlin, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Neelsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Neelsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neelsen surname grew 3,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Neelsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Neelsen last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Neelsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.79% less than the national average, earning R 67,044 per year and in United States they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning $38,603 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neelssen938/
Neelshen932/
Nelsen9210,114/
Nielsen86338,225/
Neilsen865,102/
Nehlsen86914/
Nelssen8657/
Nellsen8613/
Neelson8610/
Nelsoen868/
Nuelsen866/
Nealsen861/
Nelhsen861/
Nelshen861/
Neulsen861/
Neslsen861/
Nelsn8335/
Nellesen80514/
Nielssen80138/
Neilssen8026/
Nielesen8017/
Nellssen807/
Niielsen803/
Niellsen803/
Neilesen802/
Neelsang802/
Neelsing801/
Neilsend801/
Nellshen801/
Nelson77789,353/
Nilsen7749,740/
Nelsan77297/
Nelsén7754/
Nelzen7737/
Nelsin7723/
Nelgen7722/
Nülsen7722/
Nielsn7713/
Nylsen7711/
Nllsen771/
Nelsón771/
Nílsen771/
Nelsem770/
Neilsn770/
Nellessen751,672/
Neilssien7525/
Nellehsen7514/
Neuhalsen752/
Nlsn732/
Neilson7126,433/
Nielson7119,683/
Nilssen714,312/
Nelsson71253/
Nealson71161/
Nellson71139/
Nelsone7168/
Noelson7167/
Nilseng7146/
Nielsén7139/
Nillsen7127/
Nelsing7125/
Nielcen7113/
Nelshan7112/
Nelsion7110/
Nehlson719/
Nelsonn718/
Neslson718/
Nel'son717/
Nyelson717/
Nelsong716/
Nielsin715/
Nelsoon715/
Nelsont715/
Gnelson714/
Nelsjon714/
Nelsosn713/
Hnelson713/
Nelsond713/
Naelson713/
Nellsin713/
Nielzen713/
Gnilsen712/
Nielsan712/
Nelsojn712/
Nnelson712/
Nelsohn712/
Nelsonq711/
Neillssien711/
Nelsand711/
Nelsonh711/
Nelssan711/
Nielesn711/
Nilseen711/
Nuelson711/
Nailsen711/
Nilszen711/
Noelsin711/
Nelsang711/
Nelshon711/
Neilsin710/
Neulson710/
Nellsan710/
Nelsgan710/
Nillesen67772/
Nielsson67628/
Nelleßen67155/
Neilsson6730/
Neillson675/
Nlson675/
Nieleson674/
D'Nelson673/
Nelsonne672/
Neilsang672/
Neelchnd672/
Neileson671/
Nielszon671/
Noelsson671/
Nelsonbp671/
Nlsan671/
Niellson670/
Nelleson670/
Niehlson670/

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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
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  • 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 Neelsen
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