Nelzén Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nelzén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelzén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

The alternate forms: Nelzen (37) are calculated separately.

Nelzén Last Name Facts

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

Nelzén is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Nelzen. Click here for other potential spellings of Nelzén.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelzén? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Nelzén occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Nelzén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

Nelzén is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 214,060. In Sweden Nelzén is most common in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent are found, Dalarna County, where 17 percent are found and Jönköping County, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelzen9437/
Nielzén925/
Nilzén83179/
Nelzin83133/
Nelsén8354/
Nelzon8320/
Nelzyn835/
Nielsén7739/
Nelzyna778/
Nielzon776/
Noelzin774/
Nielzen773/
Nilszén773/
Nelzane771/
Neltzen770/
Nelsn7335/
Nielszon711/
Nelson67789,353/
Nelsen6710,114/
Nelsan67297/
Nilsén67206/
Nilzon67122/
Nilzen6782/
Nälsén6734/
Nelsin6723/
Nelgen6722/
Nielsn6713/
Nelcon679/
Nelcin673/
Nelxon673/
Neljin672/
Neljon672/
Nelgin671/
Nelßon671/
Neljan671/
Nelsón671/

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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
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  • 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 Nelzén
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