Nelander Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nelander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2331:42,2613,352
Denmark1311:43,0894,489
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nelander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelander occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelander? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nelander is the 660,498th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. The last name Nelander occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Nelander live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 42,261. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 24 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Nelander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nelander has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nelander surname are 46.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.33% registered with the party.

The amount Nelander earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 296.42% more than the national average, earning 1,371,940 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.89% more than the national average, earning $68,508 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Nelander
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