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 last name Nelz occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 480,002nd most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,485,678 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Nelz are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 32 people.

Nelz is most common in Germany, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 138,088. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 25 percent are found, Saarland, where 25 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Nelz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Nelz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nelz surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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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