Nihlen Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nihlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nihlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Nihlén (322) are calculated separately.

Nihlen Last Name Facts

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

Nihlen is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Nihlén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihlen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Nihlen live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,094,084. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 33 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 22 percent are found and Västmanland County, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Sweden Nihlen occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Denmark, where 6 percent are found.

Nihlen Last Name Statistics demography

Nihlen earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $58,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nihlén94322/
Nihleen9213/
Niehlen926/
Nilen9189/
Nielen831,164/
Neilen83357/
Nühlen83339/
Nailen83256/
Nehlen83114/
Nyhlen8396/
Noilen8367/
Nileng8344/
Nählen8322/
Nuhlen8316/
Nijlen8311/
Nilehn838/
Nilend832/
Nhlene831/
Nilent831/
Ngilen831/
Nislen831/
Nileen831/
Nilesn831/
Nlen8027/
Nuehlen7723/
Nailaen779/
Neislen778/
Neillen772/
Nielaen771/
Niliaen771/
Neileng771/
Nieleen771/
Neilien771/
Nelen731,516/
Nylen731,018/
Nilin73151/
Nilem7386/
Nilén7367/
Nlene7339/
Nulen7318/
Nailn731/
Nilèn731/
Nethleen711/
Nilengne711/
Neihling710/
Neelen67770/
Neulen67414/
Nyhlén67368/
Neslen67281/
Nealen67170/
Ngilin67110/
Neleng67108/
Nehlin67107/
Nailin6786/
Nelien6782/
Niling6760/
Nullen6757/
Nilina6757/
Nielin6751/
Nylehn6738/
Naylen6731/
Nyhlin6730/
Nyleen6724/
Nislin6723/
Nailyn6716/
Noilin6713/
Ngelen6710/
Nilion679/
Gnilin678/
Niläng678/
Neilin677/
Nailem674/
Neilyn673/
Neylen673/
Neilem672/
Nilhem672/
Nuelen672/
Nelenc672/
Nileem672/
Noilyn672/
Nailne672/
Nelhen671/
Nyleng671/
Neleen671/
Noylen671/
Niolin671/
Gnelen671/
Neethleen671/
Nulien671/
Neleun671/
Nehlem671/
Nioleñ671/
Nieleń671/
Nyhlèn671/
Nyslen671/
Nuilyn671/
Neilne670/

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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 Nihlen
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