Nilsdotter Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Nilsdotter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 131 | 1:75,166 | 5,627 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Nilsdotter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilsdotter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nilsdotter is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilsdotter? popularity and diffusion
Nilsdotter is the 1,497,948th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nilsdotter are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 75,166. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent reside and Skåne County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nillasdotter | 91 | 1 | / |
| Niilosdotter | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nilsdottir | 90 | 1 | / |
| Nielsdottir | 86 | 16 | / |
| Nielsdatter | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nilsdotta | 84 | 0 | / |
| Nallesdotter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nilsdóttir | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nelsdatter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nielsdóttir | 76 | 2 | / |
| Neilsdaughter | 70 | 0 | / |
| Níelsdóttir | 67 | 84 | / |
| Nyilassy-Tatár | 58 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nilsdotter
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