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

The surname Nilsson (Russian: Нильссон) is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 2,946^th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 38,178 people. Nilsson is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Nilsson reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia. Nilsson is also the 449,413^th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 373 people.

The surname Nilsson is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 170,724 people, or 1 in 58. In Sweden Nilsson is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 29 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent live and Stockholm County, where 11 percent live. Aside from Sweden this last name occurs in 111 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Nilsson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Nilsson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nilsson surname expanded 5,784 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,013 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,325 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,800 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nilsson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nilsson last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Nilsson last name are 9.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nilsson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning 328,504 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,552 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.7% more than the national average, earning R 429,420 per year; in United States they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning $49,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,173 CAD per year.