Nielke Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Nielke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nielke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nielke (14) may also be a first name.

Nielke Last Name Facts

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

Nielke is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nielke.

How Common Is The Last Name Nielke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Nielke occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Nielke are found; 40 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name globally, held by 14 people.

The last name Nielke is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Nielke is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Nielke is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Paraguay, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelke911,902/
Nilke9114/
Niejalke8692/
Nieselke8616/
Noelke83551/
Nelkie8358/
Gnilke8322/
Njilke832/
Nilkie831/
Nielck831/
Nyelke831/
Neilke830/
Nilkhet7739/
Noelcke7730/
Naileke7715/
Nyelker775/
Nailker772/
Nilåker771/
Niyelky771/
Nilkker771/
Nelcker770/
Neilker770/
Nilckey770/
Nölke731,489/
Nelka73281/
Nelki73222/
Nilki73127/
Nelce7358/
Nilka7330/
Nelky736/
Nølke735/
Nilky733/
Nleke733/
Nyelk731/
Gnelk730/
Nellåker714/
Niyolker713/
Nilkheth711/
Nölker67557/
Nölkes6733/
Hnilka6730/
Nöllke6726/
Nölcke6726/
Nyilka678/
Nilkii677/
Nelche674/
Nilkij673/
Naelky671/
Njilki671/
Neilki671/
Nllket671/
Nelcey671/
Nillka671/
Nellce670/
Noelki670/

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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 Nielke
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