Nesheim Surname

178,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Nesheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nesheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,1901:4,321395
United States1,1161:324,78429,552
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England41:13,929,515290,718
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Nesheim Last Name Facts

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

Nesheim is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nesheim? popularity and diffusion

Nesheim is the 178,541st most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,046,633 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Nesheim are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 1,190 people, or 1 in 4,321. In Norway Nesheim is most common in: Western Norway, where 59 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 10 percent are found. Beside Norway this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 47 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Nesheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nesheim has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 5,073 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nesheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nesheim surname are 20.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nesheim earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning 354,362 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.04% more than the national average, earning $48,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $41,689 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nessheim9332/
Naesheim938/
Nesheimm931/
Nesheeim931/
Nescheim931/
Neisheim931/
Neshem92166/
Neseim92122/
Neshim9233/
Nettsheim881/
Nehesheim881/
Neshiem8651/
Nasheim8651/
Nesseim8630/
Näsheim864/
Neshime864/
Nisheim860/
Noeseim860/
Nesim83779/
Nesem83441/
Nessim778,049/
Nessem772,605/
Nashim772,088/
Nechem771,541/
Neseem77586/
Nesham77243/
Nishim77165/
Nashem7728/
Nesiem7725/
Neseme778/
Nesjem775/
Naseim773/
Nechim773/
Neesim772/
Nesime772/
Nesaem771/
Naesem771/
Nesiam771/
Neezim771/
Neasem771/
Noesim771/
Nishem771/
Neisim771/
Nesaim771/
Noshim771/
Nishime712,224/
Neasham71749/
Nessiem71530/
Neesham71496/
Gnessim71420/
Nesseem71338/
Nasheem71117/
Neisham7119/
Nashiem719/
Nashaim715/
Naessem714/
Nuishim713/
Nesemhe713/
Neassem712/
Niesham711/
Neusham711/
Nesiamm711/
Nosheem711/
Nahseim711/
Nesiime711/
Nesseme711/
Nessime711/
Nasshim711/
Ngesiem711/
Nishiem710/
Nasim67120,597/
Nisim674,892/
Nosim67787/
Nesam67228/
Nezim6717/
Netcheme6716/
Nesimova6714/
Necim6710/
Nezem676/
Neshcham673/
Nishiyam672/
Needsham671/
Noisseim671/
Nexim671/
Nishiime671/
Nishimme671/
Netseeme671/
Neushaum670/

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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 Nesheim
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