Nilses Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nilses Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilses Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilse9123/
Nilges831,963/
Nielse8332/
Nilser8312/
Nelses833/
Nilces832/
Nilset831/
Nilsee831/
Nilsey830/
Nilgesz77185/
Nilshed776/
Nilches772/
Nilgest771/
Nielssy771/
Nilsier771/
Nilsche771/
Nielsea771/
Nilsser771/
Nielseu771/
Nilsa7392/
Nilce7345/
Nilsi7343/
Nelse7319/
Nilje739/
Nilge736/
Nlesa731/
Nlese731/
Nlssa731/
Nülse731/
Nillesse716/
Neelse67248/
Nelsey67103/
Nelges6786/
Nilsai6729/
Nelsis6723/
Nelser6711/
Nilget6710/
Nilcea677/
Nelces677/
Nelsie675/
Nilger675/
Nälser673/
Nilsha672/
Nelssy672/
Nelseh671/
Nnilsa671/
Nielsy671/
Niljge671/
Niljee671/
Nehlse671/
Nelsei671/
Nölges671/
Nilche670/

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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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