Nilses Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Nilses Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
Nilses (21) may also be a first name.
Nilses Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilses Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nilses occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilses? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Nilses are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 21 people.
The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden Nilses is most prevalent in: Dalarna County, where 55 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 32 percent reside and Örebro County, where 5 percent reside. Besides Sweden Nilses occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 40 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nilse | 91 | 23 | / |
| Nilges | 83 | 1,963 | / |
| Nielse | 83 | 32 | / |
| Nilser | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nelses | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nilces | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nilset | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nilsee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nilsey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Nilgesz | 77 | 185 | / |
| Nilshed | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nilches | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nilgest | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nielssy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nilsier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nilsche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nielsea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nilsser | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nielseu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nilsa | 73 | 92 | / |
| Nilce | 73 | 45 | / |
| Nilsi | 73 | 43 | / |
| Nelse | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nilje | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nilge | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nlesa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nlese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nlssa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nülse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nillesse | 71 | 6 | / |
| Neelse | 67 | 248 | / |
| Nelsey | 67 | 103 | / |
| Nelges | 67 | 86 | / |
| Nilsai | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nelsis | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nelser | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nilget | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nilcea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nelces | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nelsie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nilger | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nälser | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nilsha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nelssy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nelseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnilsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nielsy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niljge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niljee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehlse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelsei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nölges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nilche | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nilses
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