Nelso Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Nelso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Nelso (11,391) may also be a first name.
Nelso Demographics
Average Nelso Salary in
United States
$41,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nelso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nelso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nelso is found most in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelso? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Nelso live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 56,116th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 11,391 people.
The last name Nelso is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Nelso is most numerous in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Nelso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nelso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nelso last name expanded 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nelso Last Name Statistics demography
Nelso earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelsoi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Naelso | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nielso | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nelsou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nelsoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nelsoit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nellsop | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nelsa | 80 | 182 | / |
| Nilso | 80 | 23 | / |
| Nelco | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nllso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nelsas | 73 | 35 | / |
| Neljas | 73 | 8 | / |
| Neelsa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nelsia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nelsah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nelsha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Neljos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nilsou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nilsos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noelzo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngilsou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nilsoot | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nlzo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nielseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelseau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neljass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelshat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelsass | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nelso
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