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

The last name Nils (Arabic: نيلس, Georgian: ნილს, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻞ, Hindi: नील्स, Russian: Нильс) is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 709,895^th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Nils live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 29 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 6,229^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 168,743 people.

The last name Nils is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 108,459. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 89 percent live, Flemish Region, where 9 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium Nils is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 19 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 9 percent live.

Nils Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Nils has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nils last name decreased 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 bearing the Nils last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with 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.