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
Neelson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Neelson.
How Common Is The Last Name Neelson? popularity and diffusion
The last name Neelson is the 6,063,924th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Neelson are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Neelson is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 21 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 33 percent live, Ohio, where 33 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.
Neelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Neelson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neelson surname declined 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Neelson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly 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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