Nelse Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Australia

Nelse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Nelse (430) may also be a first name.

Nelse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelse is found most frequently in Mexico. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nelse.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelse? popularity and diffusion

Nelse is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Nelse occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Nelse are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 413,955th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 430 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 10,343,850. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Chihuahua, where 92 percent reside and Durango, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent reside and Iraq, where 5 percent reside.

Nelse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nelse has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neelse91248/
Nelsey91103/
Nielse9132/
Nelser9111/
Nelsie915/
Nelses913/
Nelseh911/
Nehlse911/
Nelsei911/
Nels89748/
Neelsie837/
Nelseha832/
Nelsier832/
Neglise831/
Noelsse831/
Nielsea831/
Nielseu831/
Nehls807,091/
Neels805,460/
Niels801,022/
Neuls80944/
Noels80622/
Naels80243/
Nelsa80182/
Nells80162/
Nelsi80130/
Nelge80117/
Nelce8058/
Nuels8045/
Nelje8027/
Nelsy8026/
Nilse8023/
Nelsh806/
Nelhs802/
Hnels802/
Nelsz801/
Nelze801/
Nlese801/
Nülse801/
Nelss800/
Nls7564/
Nelles735,373/
Nelges7386/
Nuells7359/
Nelcis7356/
Niehls7355/
Nilses7342/
Nelsis7323/
Nelsih7321/
Nelsch7319/
Nellez7318/
Neglis7315/
Nilser7312/
Neltje7310/
Nelces737/
Nelger737/
Neulls734/
Nelche734/
Neldje734/
Nelsoi734/
Neelsa733/
Nälser733/
Nelsha732/
Noells732/
Noelce732/
Nelssy732/
Neelsh732/
Nielsh732/
Niells731/
Neelsi731/
Nehels731/
Nelcey731/
Nelgey731/
Nelzer731/
Nielsy731/
Nelzie731/
Nniels731/
Nilsee731/
Nilset731/
Noelsh730/
Naehls730/
Nellce730/
Nilsey730/
Nelz67695/
Nils67413/
Niellez67140/
Nielles6786/
Nelless6771/
Nellsch6737/
Nielsch6718/
Nelsova6715/
Noelsch6712/
Nellgis678/
Nåls678/
Nles677/
Nilshed676/
Nelsaai676/
Neeltje675/
Nuelles673/
Nyls673/
Nelcher672/
Nhls672/
Nielssy671/
Nelsoit671/
Nelzger671/
Nilsier671/
Nellesø671/
Nilsche671/
Nelx671/
Nlsd671/
Nlsi671/
Nilsser671/
Nellest670/
Nellger670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nelse
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