Nilser Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nilser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

Nilser (747) may also be a first name.

Nilser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nilser is most common in Sweden. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilser? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nilser is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Nilser occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Nilser reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia. Nilser is also the 300,818th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 747 people.

The surname Nilser is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden Nilser is most frequent in: Dalarna County, where 75 percent live and Stockholm County, where 25 percent live. Apart from Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent live and Honduras, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilsser921/
Nilsier921/
Nielser921/
Nilse9123/
Nilses8342/
Nielse8332/
Nelser8311/
Nilger835/
Nälser833/
Nilsir831/
Nilset831/
Nilsee831/
Nilsey830/
Nilgert778/
Nilshed776/
Nelsier772/
Nielseu771/
Nillger771/
Nielzer771/
Nilsche771/
Nielsea771/
Nuelser770/
Nilsa7392/
Nilce7345/
Nilsi7343/
Nelse7319/
Nilje739/
Nilge736/
Nlese731/
Nülse731/
Nlsir731/
Nölscher71131/
Nillesse716/
Nilges671,963/
Neelse67248/
Nelsey67103/
Nilsai6729/
Noelscher6723/
Nilget6710/
Nelger677/
Nilcea677/
Nelsie675/
Nelses673/
Nilsha672/
Nilces672/
Nehlse671/
Nilgir671/
Nelseh671/
Nnilsa671/
Nielsy671/
Nelzer671/
Niljge671/
Niljee671/
Nelsei671/
Nilche670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nilser
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis