Nillen Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nillen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nillen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Nillen (55) may also be a first name.

Nillen Last Name Facts

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

Nillen is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nillen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Nillen reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Nillen is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 55 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 48 percent live, Texas, where 22 percent live and Colorado, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Liberia, where 2 percent live.

Nillen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nillen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nillen surname expanded 329 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nillen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nillen surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nillen last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

Nillen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.37% more than the national average, earning $54,526 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niellen92162/
Nillien921/
Nellen832,402/
Nöllen83102/
Nüllen838/
Nillin835/
Nlen8027/
Niln8010/
Nlln801/
Nilling77662/
Nillion7713/
Noellen7711/
Nuellen776/
Nelleng776/
Nellien771/
Neullen770/
Nlend735,870/
Nleng73183/
Nlene7339/
Nilne734/
Nlent732/
Noellien7157/
Noelleen711/
Nillimng711/
Nellem6776/
Nln6740/
Nellin6714/
Nellyn673/
Nleesn671/
Nhleng671/

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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 Nillen
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