Nelles Surname

89,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nelles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5191:22,8773,027
United States6081:596,15048,585
Canada5601:65,7967,631
Belgium2571:44,7347,276
Philippines2231:453,98355,455
France421:1,581,493147,826
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
England271:2,063,63279,942
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Nelles (220) may also be a first name.

Nelles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelles has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelles? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nelles is the 89,310th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,356,327 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Nelles live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Nelles is also the 608,246th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 220 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 3,519 people, or 1 in 22,877. In Germany Nelles is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Beside Germany this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Nelles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nelles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelles surname grew 461 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nelles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nelles surname are 0.060000000000002% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.29% registered with the party.

The amount Nelles earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.15% less than the national average, earning R 189,756 per year; in United States they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $44,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $55,013 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nellies92209/
Nielles9286/
Nelless9271/
Nuelles923/
Neilles922/
Nellesø921/
Nellest920/
Nealles920/
Nelleus920/
Nelle912,137/
Nells91162/
Nellis835,456/
Noelle834,590/
Nilles834,523/
Neller832,343/
Nuelle83468/
Neiles83160/
Nelley83160/
Neales83104/
Nellys8399/
Nellie8376/
Nielle8371/
Nuells8359/
Nellee8324/
Gnelle8323/
Naelle8318/
Nellez8318/
Nelleh8316/
Neeles8311/
Nellet837/
Nellec836/
Neulls834/
Noells832/
Niells831/
Neulle831/
Nellée831/
Nellce830/
Nels80748/
Nles807/
Nellist77921/
Nillies77277/
Neelley77249/
Nellett77191/
Niellez77140/
Neelesh77133/
Nellsch7737/
Noellie7714/
Nellish7712/
Noilles7710/
Nellgis778/
Nellhed773/
Nellerr772/
Nilless772/
Nellise772/
Nellios772/
Noellis772/
Nelliss771/
Neellie771/
Neilesh771/
Niellie771/
Nuelley771/
Nealess771/
Ngnelle771/
Nielley771/
Niellis771/
Gneller771/
Nellech771/
Neilhes771/
Nellice770/
Neeless770/
Nelli7314,451/
Nehls737,091/
Nelly735,878/
Neels735,460/
Nölle732,482/
Nella731,966/
Niels731,022/
Neuls73944/
Nille73664/
Noels73622/
Naels73243/
Nülle73149/
Nills7360/
Nelce7358/
Nuels7345/
Nelje7327/
Nelse7319/
Nellè737/
Nelsh736/
Nelhs732/
Nellé732/
Nølle732/
Hnels732/
Nellz732/
Nelsz731/
Nelze731/
Nlese731/
Nllis731/
Nylle731/
Nlesd731/
Nelss730/
Noellsch7169/
Nillesse716/
Geenelle712/
Nellisse712/
Nielliez711/
Noellezz711/
Nuyles67880/
Neella67693/
Nöller67675/
Niella67589/
Nailes67461/
Noiles67425/
Neelse67248/
Niller67168/
Nayles67161/
Nielly67144/
Nle67112/
Nillie6780/
Neelly6774/
Noyles6769/
Nellai6768/
Nls6764/
Nöllge6762/
Niehls6755/
Nielli6755/
Nelloy6749/
Najles6743/
Noelli6736/
Nehele6734/
Nellya6729/
Ngille6723/
Nelsch6719/
Nillis6715/
Neglis6715/
Nellia6714/
Gnelli6714/
Neltje6710/
Nellay679/
Nellio678/
Nillet677/
Nillès677/
Neelli676/
Nnelli674/
Niolle674/
Nelche674/
Neldje674/
Nuiles673/
Nilley672/
Nüller672/
Nellly672/
Neelsh672/
Nielsh672/
Nellyz672/
Nehels671/
Nellisová671/
Nelloi671/
Nellui671/
Nilleh671/
Naelli671/
Néllis671/
Nehlse671/
Nellit671/
Nelliz671/
Ngeele671/
Néllec671/
Hnelly671/
Nellix671/
Nylesh671/
Nnelly671/
Nniels671/
Nelliy670/
Noelsh670/
Naehls670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nelles
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