Nilsén Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Nilsén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 184 | 1:53,515 | 4,137 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Nilsen (49,740), Nilsèn (1) & Nílsen (1) are calculated separately.
Nilsén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilsén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nilsén is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Nilsen, Nilsèn or Nílsen. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilsén? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nilsén is the 1,159,732nd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nilsén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Nilsén is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 53,515. In Sweden Nilsén is most numerous in: Kalmar County, where 16 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 14 percent are found and Jämtland County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 8 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Nilsén
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