Nehls Surname
Approximately 7,091 people bear this surname
Nehls Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,599 | 1:17,505 | 2,297 |
| United States | 1,938 | 1:187,027 | 18,596 |
| Brazil | 290 | 1:738,187 | 26,980 |
| Denmark | 52 | 1:108,552 | 10,139 |
| Austria | 43 | 1:198,033 | 24,866 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 206 | 1:243,780 | 20,311 |
Nehls Demographics
Average Nehls Salary in
United States
$46,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nehls Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nehls Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nehls is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nehls click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nehls? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 69,788th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,027,718 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Nehls live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Nehls is most common in Germany, where it is held by 4,599 people, or 1 in 17,505. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 29 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Nehls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nehls has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nehls last name grew 941 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nehls Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nehls last name are 24.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.94% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niehls | 91 | 55 | / |
| Nehlse | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nehels | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naehls | 91 | 0 | / |
| Nels | 89 | 748 | / |
| Nhls | 89 | 2 | / |
| Neels | 80 | 5,460 | / |
| Niels | 80 | 1,022 | / |
| Neuls | 80 | 944 | / |
| Noels | 80 | 622 | / |
| Naels | 80 | 243 | / |
| Nells | 80 | 162 | / |
| Nåhls | 80 | 67 | / |
| Nihls | 80 | 52 | / |
| Nuels | 80 | 45 | / |
| Nelse | 80 | 19 | / |
| Nelsh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nelhs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hnels | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nelsz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nelss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nls | 75 | 64 | / |
| Nelles | 73 | 5,373 | / |
| Neelse | 73 | 248 | / |
| Nuells | 73 | 59 | / |
| Nelsch | 73 | 19 | / |
| Neglis | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nihlås | 73 | 4 | / |
| Neulls | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nielsh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Neelsh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Noells | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nniels | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niells | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noelsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nelz | 67 | 695 | / |
| Nils | 67 | 413 | / |
| Nielles | 67 | 86 | / |
| Nelless | 67 | 71 | / |
| Nellsch | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nielsch | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nelsova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Noelsch | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nåls | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nles | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyls | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuelles | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nelx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nellesø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nlsd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nellest | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nehls
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