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 is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelles? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 89,310th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,356,327 people. The surname Nelles is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Nelles live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 608,246th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 220 people.

Nelles is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,519 people, or 1 in 22,877. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Nelles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nelles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelles last name increased 461 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nelles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nelles surname are 0.060000000000002% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.29% being registered to vote for the political 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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