Neillson Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Neillson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neillson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Neillson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neillson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Neillson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neillson? popularity and diffusion

Neillson is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Neillson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Neillson reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 50 percent live and Florida, where 50 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 20 percent live.

Neillson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neillson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neillson surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neilson9326,433/
Neilsson8830/
Neileson881/
Niellson880/
Nielson8019,683/
Neilsen805,102/
Nealson80161/
Noelson8067/
Neleson8033/
Nailson8015/
Neelson8010/
Nyelson807/
Nileson807/
Naelson803/
Nuelson801/
Ngelson801/
Nhelson801/
Neulson800/
Neillssien781/
Nielsson75628/
Natelson75211/
Neilssen7526/
Niselson7511/
Nieleson754/
Niellsen753/
Neilsang752/
Nielszon751/
Nicelson751/
Ngeleson751/
Noelsson751/
Natilson751/
Netelson751/
Nalleson750/
Netleson750/
Niehlson750/
Nichelson711,414/
Nalson71179/
Nisselson7129/
Nesselson7125/
Neilssien7125/
Nealssohn7110/
Nichilson717/
Ngaileson714/
Nettleson712/
Nattelson710/
Nielsen67338,225/
Neelsen67438/
Nielsén6739/
Nailsan6725/
Nalsson6712/
Nilhzon676/
Nielzon676/
Nuelsen676/
Noulson674/
Naleson673/
Nielsan672/
Nailsen671/
Neulsen671/
Nealsen671/
Nattelsohn670/

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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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  • 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 Neillson
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