Nehls Surname

69,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nehls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nehls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,5991:17,5052,297
United States1,9381:187,02718,596
Brazil2901:738,18726,980
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Austria431:198,03324,866
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Wales101:309,45316,869
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malta11:430,2723,380
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Macau11:601,6301,582
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

Nehls Last Name Facts

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

Nehls is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nehls? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,788th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,027,718 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Nehls reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,599 people, or 1 in 17,505. In Germany Nehls is primarily concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 29 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Nehls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nehls has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nehls last name expanded 941 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nehls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nehls are 24.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nehls earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 115.88% more than the national average, earning 747,119 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.42% less than the national average, earning R 170,112 per year and in United States they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $46,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niehls9155/
Nehlse911/
Nehels911/
Naehls910/
Nels89748/
Nhls892/
Neels805,460/
Niels801,022/
Neuls80944/
Noels80622/
Naels80243/
Nells80162/
Nåhls8067/
Nihls8052/
Nuels8045/
Nelse8019/
Nelsh806/
Nelhs802/
Hnels802/
Nelsz801/
Nelss800/
Nls7564/
Nelles735,373/
Neelse73248/
Nuells7359/
Nelsch7319/
Neglis7315/
Nihlås734/
Neulls734/
Nielsh732/
Neelsh732/
Noells732/
Nniels731/
Niells731/
Noelsh730/
Nelz67695/
Nils67413/
Nielles6786/
Nelless6771/
Nellsch6737/
Nielsch6718/
Nelsova6715/
Noelsch6712/
Nåls678/
Nles677/
Nyls673/
Nuelles673/
Nelx671/
Nellesø671/
Nlsd671/
Nellest670/

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Footnotes

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