Nilesen Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Nilesen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Nilesen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilesen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nilesen occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilesen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,602,217th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Nilesen live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Nilesen is most frequent in Denmark, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 217,104. In Denmark Nilesen is most prevalent in: Region Zealand, where 46 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 27 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 19 percent reside. Beside Denmark it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nielesen | 93 | 17 | / |
| Nilessen | 93 | 2 | / |
| Neilesen | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nilesn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Neilsen | 86 | 5,102 | / |
| Nelesen | 86 | 143 | / |
| Nilasen | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nailsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nielesn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nileßen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nilisen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Nelessen | 80 | 98 | / |
| Neilssen | 80 | 26 | / |
| Nillezen | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nielisen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Neilsend | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nullesen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nileteen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nilgen | 77 | 259 | / |
| Nulsen | 77 | 220 | / |
| Nilene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neilsn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Nielissen | 75 | 43 | / |
| Nichelsen | 75 | 30 | / |
| Neilssien | 75 | 25 | / |
| Neliessen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nelezen | 71 | 66 | / |
| Nihlean | 71 | 16 | / |
| Neleßen | 71 | 14 | / |
| Nelisen | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nislein | 71 | 5 | / |
| Neulsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nelhsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neillssien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nilasin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nealsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nislene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nailsin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neilsin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nileand | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nelissen | 67 | 6,046 | / |
| Nélissen | 67 | 39 | / |
| Neislein | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nelihsen | 67 | 20 | / |
| Neelasen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nuileang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hneleten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nielißen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neelisen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehlisen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nilesen
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