View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Nilssen (Russian: Нильссен) is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Nilssén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 108,035^th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,690,062 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Nilssen reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia. Nilssen is also the 1,911,214^th most widely held first name globally, held by 30 people.

It is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 3,767 people, or 1 in 1,365. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 37 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 31 percent reside and Western Norway, where 18 percent reside. Beside Norway this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Nilssen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Nilssen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nilssen last name grew 30,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nilssen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Nilssen are 7.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nilssen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning 329,906 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 453.86% more than the national average, earning R 1,316,180 per year; in United States they earn 14% more than the national average, earning $49,190 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.31% less than the national average, earning $34,622 CAD per year.