Nelson-Henry Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Nelson-Henry Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Nelson & Henry.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nelson-Henry Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nelson-Henry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nelson-Henry Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nelson-Henry is more frequently found in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelson-Henry? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Nelson-Henry are found; 80 percent are found in Caribbean and 80 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

Nelson-Henry is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 318,883. In Jamaica it is most prevalent in: Cornwall County, where 67 percent are found, Middlesex County, where 22 percent are found and Surrey County, where 11 percent are found. Besides Jamaica this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelson-Nero781/
Nelson Anyuru641/
Nilson Weiner641/
Nilsson Honoré623/
Nilsson Weiner621/

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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 Nelson-Henry
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