Nelsion Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nelsion Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelsion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nelsion (98) may also be a first name.

Nelsion Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelsion is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelsion? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Nelsion occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Nelsion live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nelsion is also the 956,749th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 98 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Nelsion is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent are found and Rivers, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Malaysia, where 10 percent are found.

Nelsion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nelsion has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nelsion surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelson92789,353/
Nielson8619,683/
Nelsson86253/
Nellson86139/
Nelsone8668/
Neelson8610/
Nehlson869/
Neslson868/
Nelsonn868/
Nel'son867/
Nelsong866/
Nelsont865/
Nelsoon865/
Nelsjon864/
Gnelson864/
Nelsond863/
Hnelson863/
Nelsosn863/
Nnelson862/
Nelsohn862/
Nelsojn862/
Nelsonq861/
Nelsonh861/
Nelshon861/
Neulson860/
Nlson835/
Nielsson80628/
D'Nelson803/
Nelsonne802/
Noelsson801/
Nielszon801/
Nelsonbp801/
Niehlson800/
Nelleson800/
Niellson800/
Nelsen7710,114/
Nilson777,551/
Nelsan77297/
Nelsom77140/
Nlsson7773/
Nelsén7754/
Nélson7749/
Nelzon7720/
Nylson7712/
Nleson7711/
Nelcon779/
Nelxon773/
Neljon772/
Nelsón771/
Nelßon771/
Nèlson771/
Nelsonová755/
Nelsonova752/
Nellesson750/
Nielsen71338,225/
Nilsson71190,882/
Nehlsen71914/
Neelsen71438/
Nillson71110/
Nelssen7157/
Nielsén7139/
Nellsen7113/
Nelshan7112/
Nielzon716/
Nuelsen716/
Nelchon714/
Nilshon713/
Nil'son713/
Nielsan712/
Nihlson712/
Nelssan711/
Nelsand711/
Neulsen711/
Neslsen711/
Nilsian711/
Nilszon711/
Nylsson711/
Nelsang711/
Nelhsen711/
Nellsan710/
Nelsgan710/
Nielssen67138/
Nillsson6711/
Neelssen678/
Nellssen677/
Niellsen673/
Neelsang672/
Nlxon672/
Nlsan671/
Nglisson671/
Nilleson671/

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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 Nelsion
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