Neillans Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Neillans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neillans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:669,22723,443
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland231:162,7496,621
England31:8,125,123158,686

Neillans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neillans occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neillans? popularity and diffusion

The last name Neillans is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Neillans live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Neillans is most common in Scotland, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 669,227. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: Scottish Borders, where 63 percent are found and East Lothian, where 38 percent are found. Aside from Scotland it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found.

Neillans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neillans has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Neillans surname fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neilans93108/
Neallans880/
Nelans862/
Neelans8066/
Neylans8018/
Nelhans8015/
Neulans8012/
Nielans801/
Neilons800/
Nealeans7513/
Nelleons750/
Nelams71174/
Nelons7121/
Nelhams67275/
Nilanje6723/
Nealons673/
Neslons671/
Nalanse671/
Nailons670/
Neloms57819/
Nalons575/
Nylance530/

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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 Neillans
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