Nilgen Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Nilgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2571:313,25131,672
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Nilgen (209) may also be a first name.

Nilgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nilgen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilgen? popularity and diffusion

Nilgen is the 990,978th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nilgen reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Nilgen is also the 625,736th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 209 people.

The surname Nilgen is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 313,251. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 98 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 1 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 0 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 0 percent are found and The United States Virgin Islands, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nillgen921/
Nielgen921/
Nilsen8349,740/
Nilzen8382/
Nilgün8323/
Nelgen8322/
Nilcen837/
Nilene831/
Nilesn831/
Nielsen77338,225/
Nilssen774,312/
Nöllgen77119/
Nilseng7746/
Nöldgen7741/
Nilesen7730/
Nillsen7727/
Nihlean7716/
Nielcen7713/
Nöltgen7710/
Nislein775/
Nielzen773/
Gnilsen772/
Nilåzen772/
Nileßen771/
Nilkhen771/
Neilien771/
Nilseen771/
Nilszen771/
Nislene771/
Nilisen770/
Nileand770/
Nillesen71772/
Nielssen71138/
Neislein7133/
Nillezen7118/
Niellsen713/
Nilessen712/
Neilesen712/
Nileteen711/
Nelsen6710,114/
Nilsén67206/
Nillessen67181/
Nilzén67179/
Nelien6782/
Niléhn6742/
Nelzen6737/
Nülsen6722/
Nielsn6713/
Nylsen6711/
Nilsin675/
Nilsem673/
Nilain673/
Nelene673/
Nilhem672/
Nileam672/
Nilsenová672/
Nelean671/
Nileim671/
Niloin671/
Nelgin671/
Nelhen671/
Nllsen671/
Nöllingen671/
Nilzem671/
Neleun671/
Nilsèn671/
Nílsen671/
Nellingen670/

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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
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  • 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 Nilgen
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