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

The surname Nilsen (Hindi: निलसेन, Marathi: िनलसेन, Russian: Нильсен) has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms: Nilsén, Nilsèn or Nílsen. For other potential spellings of Nilsen click here.

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

It is the 11,294^th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 146,513 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Nilsen are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 183,257^th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 1,748 people.

The surname Nilsen is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 39,789 people, or 1 in 129. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 46 percent live, Northern Norway, where 22 percent live and Western Norway, where 18 percent live. Other than Norway this last name exists in 93 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Nilsen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Nilsen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,406 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 810 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nilsen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Evangelical (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Nilsen surname are 3.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Nilsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning 320,832 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.79% more than the national average, earning R 389,220 per year; in United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $52,280 CAD per year.