Nelso Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nelso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nelso (11,391) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelsoi914/
Naelso912/
Nielso912/
Nelsou911/
Nelsoh911/
Nelsoit831/
Nellsop831/
Nelsa80182/
Nilso8023/
Nelco8012/
Nllso801/
Nelsas7335/
Neljas738/
Neelsa733/
Nelsia733/
Nelsah732/
Nelsha732/
Neljos731/
Nilsou731/
Nilsos731/
Noelzo731/
Ngilsou6711/
Nilsoot6710/
Nlzo672/
Nielseu671/
Nelseau671/
Neljass671/
Nelshat671/
Nelsass671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nelso
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis