Nilvander Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nilvander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nilvander 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
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nilvander (16) may also be a first name.

Nilvander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nilvander is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nilvander.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilvander? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Nilvander are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden Nilvander is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 40 percent are found, Gävleborg County, where 20 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 6 percent are found and Thailand, where 6 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
Nilvande9410/
Nilvanda821/
Nilvandi821/
Nilvannda781/
Nalavandar746/
Nelvonde711/
Ngelwande6711/
Nel-Venter635/
Noël-Fonder601/
Nalavindar531/

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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 Nilvander
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