Neelson Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Neelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Neelson (21) may also be a first name.

Neelson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neelson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neelson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Neelson reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Neelson is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 21 people.

The last name Neelson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Neelson is mostly found in: Illinois, where 33 percent reside, Ohio, where 33 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 33 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Neelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neelson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neelson last name contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Neelson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Neelson last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelson92789,353/
Neilson8626,433/
Nielson8619,683/
Neelsen86438/
Nelsson86253/
Nealson86161/
Nellson86139/
Nelsone8668/
Noelson8667/
Nelsion8610/
Nehlson869/
Nelsonn868/
Nelsoen868/
Neslson868/
Nel'son867/
Nyelson867/
Nelsong866/
Nelsoon865/
Nelsont865/
Gnelson864/
Nelsjon864/
Nelsosn863/
Hnelson863/
Nelsond863/
Naelson863/
Nelsojn862/
Nnelson862/
Nelsohn862/
Nelsonq861/
Nelsonh861/
Nuelson861/
Nelshon861/
Neulson860/
Nlson835/
Nielsson80628/
Neilsson8030/
Neelssen808/
Neillson805/
Nieleson804/
D'Nelson803/
Nelsonne802/
Neelsang802/
Neileson801/
Nielszon801/
Noelsson801/
Nelsonbp801/
Niellson800/
Nelleson800/
Niehlson800/
Nelsen7710,114/
Nilson777,551/
Nelsan77297/
Nelsom77140/
Nlsson7773/
Nelsén7754/
Nélson7749/
Nelzon7720/
Nylson7712/
Nleson7711/
Nelsun779/
Nelcon779/
Nelxon773/
Neljon772/
Nelsón771/
Nelßon771/
Nèlson771/
Nealssohn7510/
Nelsonová755/
Nelsonova752/
Nellesson750/
Nielsen71338,225/
Nilsson71190,882/
Neilsen715,102/
Nehlsen71914/
Nillson71110/
Nelssen7157/
Nielsén7139/
Nailson7115/
Nellsen7113/
Nelshan7112/
Nuelsen716/
Nielzon716/
Noulson714/
Nelchon714/
Nil'son713/
Nilshon713/
Nielsan712/
Nihlson712/
Nealsen711/
Nilsone711/
Nelsand711/
Nelssan711/
Neulsen711/
Neslsen711/
Nilszon711/
Nylsson711/
Nelsang711/
Nellsan710/
Nelsgan710/
Nielssen67138/
Neilssen6726/
Nilsonne6720/
Nillsson6711/
Nellssen677/
Noulsong677/
Naulsong674/
Niielsen673/
Niellsen673/
Nlxon672/
Neilsang672/
Nilleson671/
Nglisson671/
Nilssone671/
Nlsan671/

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