Nelz Surname

480,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nelz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5831:138,08816,769
Poland391:974,58370,126
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
France121:5,535,227269,324
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
England41:13,929,515290,718
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Nelz (32) may also be a first name.

Nelz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelz is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 480,002nd most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Nelz reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 32 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 138,088. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 25 percent live, Saarland, where 25 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Nelz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nelz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelz surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nelz last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Nelz 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
Neelz8957/
Neltz8912/
Noelz895/
Nellz892/
Nuelz892/
Nelhz892/
Nielz891/
Nelze891/
Nelsz891/
Nlz862/
Nellez8018/
Negliz8010/
Noelzz801/
Nels75748/
Nelc7567/
Nilz7564/
Nlez751/
Nlzs751/
Nelx751/
Niellez73140/
Nehls677,091/
Neels675,460/
Niels671,022/
Neuls67944/
Noels67622/
Naels67243/
Nells67162/
Nelci6779/
Nelce6758/
Nelch6745/
Nuels6745/
Nelje6727/
Nelse6719/
Nelsh676/
Niltz675/
Nelhs672/
Hnels672/
Nelts671/
Nelds671/
Nelss670/

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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 Nelz
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