Nihls Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Nihls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nihls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada241:1,535,233104,339

Nihls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nihls is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihls? popularity and diffusion

Nihls is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Nihls occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Nihls live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Nihls is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Nihls is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 61 percent reside, Florida, where 32 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Nihls exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 46 percent reside.

Nihls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nihls surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nihls earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $50,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niehls9155/
Nihlås914/
Nils89413/
Nhls892/
Nehls807,091/
Niels801,022/
Nåhls8067/
Nills8060/
Nilse8023/
Nilsh801/
Niols801/
Nilhs800/
Nls7564/
Nilles734,523/
Niglis73200/
Nilsth732/
Nielsh732/
Nehlse731/
Nniels731/
Nehels731/
Niells731/
Nilsch730/
Naehls730/
Nels67748/
Nielles6786/
Nilz6764/
Nielsch6718/
Nåls678/
Nles677/
Nyls673/
Nilless672/
Nilsche671/
Nilsova671/
Nlsd671/

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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 Nihls
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