Nehlsen Surname

388,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Nehlsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nehlsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6391:125,98715,384
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Denmark331:171,05214,584
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Nehlsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nehlsen is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nehlsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 388,118th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,973,245 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Nehlsen live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Nehlsen is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 639 people, or 1 in 125,987. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 65 percent are found, Hamburg, where 12 percent are found and Bremen, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Nehlsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nehlsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nehlsen last name increased 1,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nehlsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nehlsen surname are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.39% registered with the party.

Nehlsen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $43,364 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelsen9210,114/
Nielsen86338,225/
Neelsen86438/
Nelssen8657/
Nellsen8613/
Nehlson869/
Nelsoen868/
Nuelsen866/
Nelhsen861/
Neslsen861/
Neulsen861/
Nelshen861/
Nelsn8335/
Nellesen80514/
Nielssen80138/
Neelssen808/
Nellssen807/
Niellsen803/
Neelshen802/
Nellshen801/
Niehlson800/
Nelson77789,353/
Nilsen7749,740/
Nelsan77297/
Nelsén7754/
Nelzen7737/
Nelsin7723/
Nelgen7722/
Nülsen7722/
Nielsn7713/
Nylsen7711/
Nllsen771/
Nílsen771/
Nelsón771/
Nelsem770/
Nellessen751,672/
Nellehsen7514/
Nlsn732/
Nielson7119,683/
Nilssen714,312/
Nelsson71253/
Nellson71139/
Nelsone7168/
Nilseng7146/
Nielsén7139/
Nillsen7127/
Nelsing7125/
Nielcen7113/
Nelshan7112/
Nelsion7110/
Neelson7110/
Neslson718/
Nelsonn718/
Nel'son717/
Nelsong716/
Nielsin715/
Nelsoon715/
Nelsont715/
Nelsjon714/
Gnelson714/
Nielzen713/
Nellsin713/
Nelsond713/
Nelsosn713/
Hnelson713/
Gnilsen712/
Nelsohn712/
Nnelson712/
Nielsan712/
Nihlson712/
Nelsojn712/
Nelsang711/
Nelsonq711/
Nelsand711/
Nelssan711/
Nilseen711/
Nilszen711/
Noelsin711/
Nelshon711/
Nelsonh711/
Neulson710/
Nellsan710/
Nelsgan710/
Nillesen67772/
Nielsson67628/
Nelleßen67155/
Nlson675/
D'Nelson673/
Nelsonne672/
Neelsang672/
Nelsonbp671/
Noelsson671/
Nielszon671/
Neelsing671/
Nlsan671/
Nelleson670/
Niellson670/

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