Nillsen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Nillsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nillsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Nillsen Last Name Facts

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

Nillsen is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nillsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Nillsen are found; 85 percent are found in Australasia and 85 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,173,726. In Australia Nillsen is mostly concentrated in: Tasmania, where 43 percent live, Victoria, where 26 percent live and Western Australia, where 26 percent live. Excluding Australia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Nillsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nillsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nillesen93772/
Niellsen933/
Nilsen9249,740/
Nllsen921/
Nillessen88181/
Nielsen86338,225/
Nilssen864,312/
Nillson86110/
Nilseng8646/
Nellsen8613/
Gnilsen862/
Nilseen861/
Nilszen861/
Nillgen861/
Nellesen80514/
Nielssen80138/
Nillezen8018/
Nillsson8011/
Nellssen807/
Nilleson801/
Nillsang801/
Nellshen801/
Niellson800/
Nillshin800/
Nelsen7710,114/
Nilson777,551/
Nilgen77259/
Nilsén77206/
Nilzen7782/
Nilsan7723/
Nülsen7722/
Nielsn7713/
Nylsen7711/
Nilcen777/
Nilsin775/
Nilsem773/
Nílsen771/
Nilsèn771/
Nellessen751,672/
Nellehsen7514/
Nilsenová752/
Nyllessen751/
Nlsn732/
Nilsson71190,882/
Nielson7119,683/
Nehlsen71914/
Neelsen71438/
Nilsang71411/
Nellson71139/
Nöllgen71119/
Nelssen7157/
Nielsén7139/
Nielcen7113/
Nilsing7111/
Nilssén7111/
Nelsoen718/
Nuelsen716/
Nielsin715/
Nilsand715/
Nilshon713/
Nil'son713/
Nilszén713/
Nellsin713/
Nielzen713/
Nilåzen712/
Nielsan712/
Nihlson712/
Nilsant711/
Nilsone711/
Nelhsen711/
Nelshen711/
Neulsen711/
Neslsen711/
Nilsian711/
Nilszon711/
Nillcon711/
Nilssan711/
Nillsom711/
Nellsan710/
Nielsson67628/
Nelleßen67155/
Nelsn6735/
Nilsonne6720/
Neelssen678/
Nlson675/
Neelshen672/
Nilsingh672/
Nlsan671/
Nilssone671/
Nielszon671/
Niehlson670/
Nelleson670/

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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 Nillsen
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