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Where Does The Last Name Nils Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Nils (Arabic: نيلس, Georgian: ნილს, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻞ, Hindi: नील्स, Russian: Нильс) is most common in Belgium. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nils? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Nils is the 709,895^th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The last name Nils occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Nils reside; 38 percent reside in Western Europe and 29 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 6,229^th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 168,743 people.

Nils is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 108,459. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 89 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 9 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Belgium it exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 9 percent are found.

Nils Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Nils has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nils surname contracted 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nils Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nils last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Nils last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nils earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 15.06% less than the national average, earning R 201,840 per year and in United States they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning $37,714 USD per year.