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Where Does The Last Name Niels Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Niels (Russian: Ниелс) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may appear as: Níels. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 355,667^th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,130,671 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Niels reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 9,694^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 105,755 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 57,051. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 51 percent reside, Limburg, where 14 percent reside and North Holland, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands Niels is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Belgium, where 13 percent reside.

Niels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Niels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niels surname rose 176 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Niels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Niels surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Niels earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.51% more than the national average, earning $52,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $50,230 CAD per year.