Nielsem Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Iceland

Nielsem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nielsem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Nielsem (25) may also be a first name.

Nielsem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nielsem occurs most in Brazil. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nielsem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Nielsem are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 25 people.

Nielsem is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Paraná, where 67 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilsem923/
Nelsem920/
Nielsen86338,225/
Nilshem861/
Nielsne861/
Nielssen80138/
Nielesen8017/
Niellsen803/
Niielsen803/
Nieslsen801/
Nielsn7713/
Nilsim771/
Nilzem771/
Nielson7119,683/
Nielsén7139/
Nielsenová7115/
Nielcen7113/
Nielsin715/
Níelsen714/
Nielzen713/
Nielsan712/
Nielsenova711/
Niélsen711/
Nielscn711/
Nielgen711/
Nielesn711/
Nielsson67628/
Nieleson674/
Njellsen671/
Nielszon671/
Niehlson670/
Niellson670/

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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 Nielsem
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