Nelsom Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Nelsom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelsom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France761:873,983102,402
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nelsom (516) may also be a first name.

Nelsom Last Name Facts

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

Nelsom is found most in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nelsom.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelsom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nelsom is the 1,497,948th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. Nelsom is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Nelsom live; 52 percent live in Caribbean and 51 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 372,032nd most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 516 people.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 873,983. In France Nelsom is mostly found in: Guadeloupe, where 95 percent live, Île-de-France, where 3 percent live and Normandy, where 1 percent live. Besides France Nelsom occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Nelsom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nelsom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nelsom surname increased 4,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelsom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nelsom surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Nelsom earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelson83789,353/
Nilsom83113/
Nelsam8319/
Nelsum831/
Nelsem830/
Nielson7719,683/
Nelsson77253/
Nellson77139/
Nelsone7768/
Neelson7710/
Nelsion7710/
Nehlson779/
Nelsonn778/
Neslson778/
Nel'son777/
Nelsong776/
Nelsont775/
Nelsoon775/
Nelsjon774/
Gnelson774/
Nelsond773/
Nelsosn773/
Hnelson773/
Nnelson772/
Nelsojn772/
Nelsohn772/
Nelsonq771/
Nillsom771/
Nelshon771/
Nelsham771/
Nelsonh771/
Nilssom771/
Neulson770/
Nellsum770/
Nlson735/
Nielsson71628/
D'Nelson713/
Nelsonne712/
Noelsson711/
Nielszon711/
Nelsonbp711/
Niellson710/
Nelleson710/
Niehlson710/
Nelsen6710,114/
Nilson677,551/
Nelsan67297/
Nlsson6773/
Nelsén6754/
Nélson6749/
Nelzon6720/
Nylson6712/
Nleson6711/
Nelcon679/
Nilsum676/
Nelsonová675/
Nilsem673/
Nelxon673/
Nelsonova672/
Neljon672/
Nilsam671/
Nelsón671/
Nelßon671/
Nilcom671/
Nèlson671/
Nellesson670/

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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 Nelsom
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