Nilstam Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nilstam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nilstam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden211:468,89333,666
France91:7,380,302306,885

Nilstam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nilstam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nilstam is most common in Sweden. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nilstam.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilstam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nilstam live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Nilstam is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 468,893. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 38 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 29 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 19 percent are found. Barring Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also common in France, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilestam934/
Nolstam863/
Nilstom861/
Nilstomt804/
Neljestam7519/
Nellestam759/
Noel Stam751/
Nilseedam751/
Nelstan711/
Nilston711/
Nilstein6710/
Nillstone631/
Nyolesedam591/
Nelston573/
Nalisidamai561/
Nelstein53179/
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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 Nilstam
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