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

The surname Nelsom is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelsom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Nelsom are found; 52 percent are found in Caribbean and 51 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 372,032nd most common forename in the world It is held by 516 people.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 873,983. In France Nelsom is most frequent in: Guadeloupe, where 95 percent live, Île-de-France, where 3 percent live and Normandy, where 1 percent live. Barring France Nelsom is found 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 occurrence of Nelsom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nelsom last name 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nelsom
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