Nelnes Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Nelnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Nelnes Last Name Facts

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

Nelnes is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nelnes is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Nelnes is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Nelnes are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway Nelnes is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Barring Norway this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent are found.

Nelnes Last Name Statistics demography

Nelnes earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 49.92% less than the national average, earning 173,303 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelner8384/
Neelne830/
Nelnis830/
Nlne801/
Negline7748/
Nellner7721/
Nelgner775/
Nelna7312/
Nilne734/
Nilner6711/
Nelnih676/
Nilnet676/
Nilnge674/
Nölner671/
Naelni671/
Nlenis671/
Nöllner6243/
Nlny602/
Nilna5530/
Nylna551/
Nleny551/
Nlengi50236/
Nillni5036/
Nlenee5028/
Nilnoy5025/
Nilnoi503/
Nilnuy501/
Nilnit501/
Nilnaj501/
Nilnai501/
Nyolny501/

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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 Nelnes
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