Nielsdottir Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Nielsdottir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Nielsdóttir (2) & Níelsdóttir (84) are calculated separately.
Nielsdottir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nielsdottir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nielsdottir is most common in Denmark. It can occur in the variant forms: Nielsdóttir or Níelsdóttir. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nielsdottir? popularity and diffusion
Nielsdottir is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Nielsdottir are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 940,786. In Denmark Nielsdottir is most common in: North Denmark Region, where 50 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 33 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 17 percent reside. Other than Denmark Nielsdottir is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 25 percent reside and Iceland, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsdóttir | 97 | 2 | / |
| Nilsdottir | 95 | 1 | / |
| Níelsdóttir | 94 | 84 | / |
| Nilsdotter | 86 | 140 | / |
| Nilsdóttir | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nielsdatter | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nillasdotter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Niilosdotter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nelsdatter | 76 | 0 | / |
| Nallesdotter | 70 | 1 | / |
| Neilsdaughter | 58 | 0 | / |
| Nyilassy-Tatár | 56 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nielsdottir
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