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

Nelse is found most in Mexico. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Nelse live; 68 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Hispano-North America. Nelse is also the 413,955th most frequent given name in the world, held by 430 people.

It is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 10,343,850. In Mexico Nelse is mostly concentrated in: Chihuahua, where 92 percent live and Durango, where 8 percent live. Barring Mexico this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent live and Iraq, where 5 percent live.

Nelse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nelse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelse last name 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
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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 Nelse
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