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Where Does The Last Name Nels Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Nels is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 453,475^th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Nels reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 103,477^th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 4,435 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 271 people, or 1 in 199,918. In South Africa Nels is most prevalent in: Northern Cape, where 44 percent are found, North West, where 44 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Nels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Nels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nels surname expanded 288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Nels last name are 16.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Nels earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.04% less than the national average, earning R 166,260 per year and in United States they earn 11.59% less than the national average, earning $38,150 USD per year.