Nelsey Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Nelsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:714,33440,171
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nelsey (46) may also be a first name.

Nelsey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelsey is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelsey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Nelsey live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 46 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 714,334. In England it is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 23 percent live, Worcestershire, where 18 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 13 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Nelsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nelsey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelsey Last Name Statistics demography

Nelsey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.23% less than the national average, earning $23,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelsy9126/
Nelse9119/
Neelse83248/
Nielse8332/
Nelsye8328/
Nelser8311/
Nelsie835/
Nelses833/
Nelssy832/
Nelsei831/
Nelcey831/
Nelgey831/
Nielsy831/
Nelsue831/
Nelseh831/
Nehlse831/
Nelsoe830/
Nilsey830/
Neelsie777/
Nellsye774/
Nelsier772/
Nelseha772/
Nielseu771/
Nielssy771/
Neglise771/
Noelsse771/
Nielsea771/
Nelzy73515/
Nelsa73182/
Nelcy73142/
Nelsi73130/
Nelge73117/
Nelce7358/
Nelje7327/
Nilse7323/
Nelze731/
Nlese731/
Nülse731/
Nelges6786/
Nelcis6756/
Nilses6742/
Nelsas6735/
Nelsis6723/
Nelsih6721/
Nilser6712/
Neltje6710/
Neljas678/
Noelcy677/
Nelces677/
Nelger677/
Neldje674/
Nelche674/
Nelsoi674/
Nälser673/
Neelsa673/
Nelsia673/
Noelce672/
Nelsha672/
Nelsah672/
Nelsou671/
Neelsi671/
Nilset671/
Nelzer671/
Nilsee671/
Nelzie671/
Neljay671/
Nellce670/

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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
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  • 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 Nelsey
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