Nilse Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nilse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Nilse (5,144) may also be a first name.

Nilse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nilse (Marathi: िनळसे) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nilse is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Nilse reside; 26 percent reside in South Asia and 26 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nilse is also the 94,510th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 5,144 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Nilse is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Aside from India Nilse is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 17 percent are found.

Nilse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nilse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nilse surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilses9142/
Nielse9132/
Nilser9112/
Nilset911/
Nilsee911/
Nilsey910/
Nils89413/
Nilshed836/
Nielseu831/
Nilsser831/
Nielsea831/
Nilsche831/
Nilsier831/
Niels801,022/
Nilsa8092/
Nills8060/
Nihls8052/
Nilce8045/
Nilsi8043/
Nelse8019/
Nilje809/
Nilge806/
Nlese801/
Nilsh801/
Niols801/
Nülse801/
Nilhs800/
Nillesse776/
Nls7564/
Nilles734,523/
Nilges731,963/
Neelse73248/
Niglis73200/
Nelsey73103/
Niehls7355/
Nilsai7329/
Nelser7311/
Nilget7310/
Nilcea737/
Nilger735/
Nelsie735/
Nihlås734/
Nelses733/
Nälser733/
Nilces732/
Nilsha732/
Nielsh732/
Nilsth732/
Nniels731/
Nielsy731/
Nelsei731/
Nehlse731/
Nnilsa731/
Niljge731/
Niljee731/
Niells731/
Nelseh731/
Nilche730/
Nilsch730/
Nels67748/
Nilgesz67185/
Niellez67140/
Nielles6786/
Nilz6764/
Nielsch6718/
Nilchee679/
Nåls678/
Nilsith678/
Nles677/
Neelsie677/
Nyls673/
Nilless672/
Nelsier672/
Nhls672/
Nilches672/
Nelseha672/
Nillger671/
Nilched671/
Nilsova671/
Nielssy671/
Nilgest671/
Nlge671/
Neglise671/
Nilceas671/
Nilchez671/
Noelsse671/
Niglize671/
Nlje671/
Nlsd671/
Nlsi671/
Nlce671/
Nlez671/

Nilse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilse in the Marathi language
िनळसेinalase60
िनळशेinalase40

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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
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  • 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 Nilse
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