Nielsson Surname
Approximately 628 people bear this surname
Nielsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 445 | 1:12,685 | 1,215 |
| Brazil | 64 | 1:3,344,911 | 95,290 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Níelsson (90) are calculated separately.
Nielsson Demographics
Average Nielsson Salary in
United States
$36,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nielsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nielsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nielsson is most common in Denmark. It may be found in the variant forms: Níelsson. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nielsson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 518,760th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,604,372 people. The surname Nielsson is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Nielsson are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 12,685. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent are found, Region Zealand, where 25 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Denmark this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.
Nielsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nielsson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 222 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nielsson Last Name Statistics demography
Nielsson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.54% less than the national average, earning $36,875 USD per year.
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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 Nielsson
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