Nielse Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Nielse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nielse (130) may also be a first name.
Nielse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nielse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nielse occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nielse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Nielse live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 814,623rd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 130 people.
Nielse is most common in Denmark, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 332,042. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 65 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Denmark this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Chile, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Nielse
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