Nilges Surname

210,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nilges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0741:74,9599,484
United States8681:417,57936,242
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Nilges Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nilges is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilges? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nilges is the 210,289th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,712,453 people. Nilges is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Nilges live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Nilges is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,074 people, or 1 in 74,959. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 29 percent reside and Hesse, where 5 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Nilges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nilges has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nilges last name grew 1,929 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nilges Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nilges surname are 7.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.3% being registered with the political party.

Nilges earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,144 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilgesz92185/
Nielges921/
Nilgest921/
Niles9119,689/
Nilge916/
Nilesh831,513/
Nieles831,168/
Nailes83461/
Noiles83425/
Neiles83160/
Nelges8386/
Nihles8344/
Nilses8342/
Nilest8338/
Nioles8311/
Nilget8310/
Nielge837/
Nilger835/
Nilghe834/
Nilnge834/
Nuiles833/
Nilees833/
Nilces832/
Niljge831/
Nilies831/
Nölges831/
Nisles830/
Nileus830/
Nlge801/
Noelges7736/
Nailess7718/
Nilesse7714/
Noilles7710/
Nailesh779/
Nittles772/
Neilles772/
Nilches772/
Niehles772/
Nillger771/
Neilesh771/
Noilhes771/
Neilhes771/
Nilceas771/
Neilies770/
Nilis73314/
Neles73251/
Nelge73117/
Nilsa7392/
Nyles7379/
Nilce7345/
Nilga7343/
Nilsi7343/
Nilgi7332/
Nilse7323/
Nilex7311/
Nilje739/
Nlege736/
Nilys731/
Nlesa731/
Nlese731/
Nilès731/
Nylge730/
Nillesse716/
Neillies711/
Nillenge711/
Nuyles67880/
Nailis67204/
Nayles67161/
Neales67104/
Ngeles6787/
Ngilis6787/
Noyles6769/
Nöllge6762/
Neilis6759/
Nöltge6753/
Najles6743/
Nehles6739/
Nielse6732/
Nilsai6729/
Nislis6726/
Niolis6715/
Nelese6714/
Nilser6712/
Neeles6711/
Netles6711/
Nielez6711/
Nilcea677/
Nelces677/
Nelger677/
Nelesh674/
Ngelis673/
Nielis673/
Nelses673/
Neules672/
Nilish672/
Nilsha672/
Nelies672/
Nyleus672/
Nilios671/
Niljee671/
Nelgey671/
Nielsy671/
Nnilsa671/
Neleas671/
Niliis671/
Nilois671/
Nylesh671/
Nuilex671/
Nilsee671/
Nilset671/
Nilgai671/
Nilice671/
Nelhes670/
Nelest670/
Nilche670/
Nilsey670/

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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 Nilges
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