Neelson Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Neelson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Neelson (21) may also be a first name.
Neelson Demographics
Neelson Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
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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 Neelson
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