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 is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nilses.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilses? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nilses is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Nilses live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia. Nilses is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden Nilses is primarily found in: Dalarna County, where 55 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 32 percent are found and Örebro County, where 5 percent are found. Barring Sweden it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 40 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.
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
- 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 Nilses
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