Nelessen Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Nelessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Nelessen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelessen has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelessen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Nelessen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 28 percent of Nelessen live; 27 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Nelessen is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 12 percent are found, Arizona, where 5 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

Nelessen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nelessen surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nelessen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $45,943 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neliessen941/
Nelesen93143/
Nelissen886,046/
Neilssen8826/
Nielesen8817/
Nilessen882/
Neilesen882/
Neelissen8288/
Nielissen8243/
Neilssien8225/
Nelahssen821/
Neilsen805,102/
Nelezen8066/
Nilesen8030/
Neleßen8014/
Nelisen808/
Neulsen801/
Nealsen801/
Nelhsen801/
Nielesn801/
Nalssen801/
Neillssien781/
Nélissen7539/
Nelihsen7520/
Neelasen759/
Nielisen753/
Neilsend751/
Hneleten751/
Neelisen751/
Nehlisen751/
Nolsen7189/
Nalsen7147/
Nichelsen7130/
Nelgen7122/
Nelene713/
Nelean711/
Nolesn711/
Nelhen711/
Nilesn711/
Neleun711/
Neilsn710/
Nettleten710/
Nettelsen710/
Nelißen67147/
Neslein6771/
Nelezin6723/
Nilasen675/
Nelezyn673/
Nélissenne671/
Nileßen671/
Nailsen671/
Nehlein670/
Netlenk670/
Nilisen670/
Nettlen670/
Neilsin670/

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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 Nelessen
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