Nelsel Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Nelsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Nelsel (5) may also be a first name.

Nelsel Last Name Facts

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

Nelsel is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelsel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Nelsel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Nelsel reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Nelsel is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name internationally, held by 5 people.

The last name Nelsel is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Montana, where 67 percent are found and North Carolina, where 33 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nielsel923/
Nelshl831/
Nlesel831/
Nilsel831/
Nelzel830/
Nilsell774/
Nuelzel770/
Nilsil677/
Noelzil626/
Nilzell620/
Nlxl601/
Nlzl601/

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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 Nelsel
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