Nikkelson Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Nikkelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikkelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia401:674,89346,030
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Nikkelson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikkelson occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikkelson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikkelson is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Nikkelson reside; 82 percent reside in Australasia and 82 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 674,893. In Australia Nikkelson is most numerous in: Victoria, where 75 percent reside, Queensland, where 13 percent reside and New South Wales, where 8 percent reside. Other than Australia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Nikkelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nikkelson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nikkelson surname declined 74 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nikkelson Last Name Statistics demography

Nikkelson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 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 Nikkelson
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