Nels Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2711:199,91821,433
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Germany961:838,59960,830
Namibia891:27,0724,268
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Honduras131:678,1883,875
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Nels (4,435) may also be a first name.

Nels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nels occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 453,475th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,742,708 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Nels live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nels is also the 103,477th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 4,435 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 199,918. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 44 percent reside, North West, where 44 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Nels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nels are 16.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.41% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nehls897,091/
Neels895,460/
Niels891,022/
Neuls89944/
Noels89622/
Naels89243/
Nells89162/
Nuels8945/
Nelse8919/
Nelsh896/
Hnels892/
Nelhs892/
Nelsz891/
Nelss890/
Nls8664/
Nelles805,373/
Neelse80248/
Nuells8059/
Niehls8055/
Nelsch8019/
Neglis8015/
Neulls804/
Neelsh802/
Noells802/
Nielsh802/
Nehels801/
Nehlse801/
Nniels801/
Niells801/
Noelsh800/
Naehls800/
Nelz75695/
Nils75413/
Nåls758/
Nles757/
Nyls753/
Nhls752/
Nelx751/
Nlsd751/
Nielles7386/
Nelless7371/
Nellsch7337/
Nielsch7318/
Nelsova7315/
Noelsch7312/
Nuelles733/
Nellesø731/
Nellest730/
Noellsch6769/
Nåhls6767/
Nills6760/
Nelce6758/
Neelz6757/
Nihls6752/
Nelch6745/
Nelje6727/
Nilse6723/
Noelz675/
Nellz672/
Nelhz672/
Nuelz672/
Nglis672/
Nlese671/
Nelze671/
Nyols671/
Nilsh671/
Nielz671/
Nlesd671/
Niols671/
Nülse671/
Nilhs670/

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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 Nels
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