Neilsson Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Neilsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neilsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Neilsson Last Name Facts

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

Neilsson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neilsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Neilsson is the 3,602,217th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Neilsson are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Neilsson is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 82 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Utah, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Neilsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Neilsson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neilsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Neilsson are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Neilsson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.67% less than the national average, earning R 105,336 per year and in United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neilson9326,433/
Nielsson88628/
Neilssen8826/
Neillson885/
Noelsson881/
Neileson881/
Neilssien8225/
Nealssohn8210/
Nielson8019,683/
Neilsen805,102/
Nealson80161/
Noelson8067/
Neleson8033/
Nailson8015/
Nalsson8012/
Neelson8010/
Nileson807/
Nyelson807/
Naelson803/
Nuelson801/
Ngelson801/
Nhelson801/
Neulson800/
Neillssien781/
Natelson75211/
Nielssen75138/
Niselson7511/
Njålsson759/
Neelssen758/
Nieleson754/
Neilsang752/
Natilson751/
Netelson751/
Nielszon751/
Nicelson751/
Ngeleson751/
Nalesson751/
Nelessan751/
Niellson750/
Netleson750/
Niehlson750/
Nichelson711,414/
Nalson71179/
Nisselson7129/
Nesselson7125/
Nichilson717/
Ngaileson714/
Nettleson712/
Ngalesson711/
Nattelson710/
Nielsen67338,225/
Neelsen67438/
Nielsén6739/
Nailsan6725/
Nilhzon676/
Nielzon676/
Nuelsen676/
Noulson674/
Naleson673/
Nielsan672/
Nailsen671/
Neulsen671/
Nealsen671/
Nalssen671/
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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Neilsson
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