Nillessen Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nillessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nillessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1791:94,34215,464
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nillessen Last Name Facts

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

Nillessen occurs most in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nillessen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,267,784th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Nillessen reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 94,342. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 77 percent live, North Brabant, where 10 percent live and Limburg, where 7 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nillesen94772/
Nellessen891,672/
Nillissen8978/
Nyllessen891/
Nilssen884,312/
Nillsen8827/
Niellissen8435/
Nellesen82514/
Nielssen82138/
Nillezen8218/
Nillisen8211/
Nellssen827/
Niellsen823/
Neilesen822/
Nillasen820/
Nilsen8049,740/
Nllsen801/
Nellissen78496/
Nellehsen7814/
Nelleßsen787/
Nielsen75338,225/
Nelssen7557/
Nilseng7546/
Nellsen7513/
Nilssén7511/
Gnilsen752/
Nilseen751/
Neslsen751/
Nilszen751/
Nillgen751/
Nelleßen71155/
Nellisen7116/
Neelssen718/
Nellshen711/
Nillshin710/
Nelsen6710,114/
Nilgen67259/
Nilsén67206/
Nilzen6782/
Nülsen6722/
Nielsn6713/
Nylsen6711/
Nilcen677/
Nelllisen676/
Nilsin675/
Nellihsen673/
Nilsem673/
Nilsenová672/
Nilsèn671/
Nleene671/
Nílsen671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nillessen
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