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
The last name Nehls is found most in Germany. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nehls click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nehls? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nehls is the 69,788th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,027,718 people. The last name Nehls is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Nehls live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Nehls is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 4,599 people, or 1 in 17,505. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 29 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Nehls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nehls has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 941 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nehls Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nehls surname are 24.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.94% being registered with the 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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