Nilzen Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Nilzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Nilzén (179) are calculated separately.

Nilzen (31) may also be a first name.

Nilzen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nilzen (Russian: Нильзен) occurs most in Brazil. It can be rendered as: Nilzén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilzen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,075,631st most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Nilzen reside; 77 percent reside in South America and 77 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 31 people.

Nilzen is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 3,398,005. In Brazil Nilzen is most prevalent in: Santa Catarina, where 32 percent reside, São Paulo, where 30 percent reside and Paraná, where 29 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Nilzen Last Name Statistics demography

Nilzen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.33% less than the national average, earning 296,501 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilzén94179/
Nielzen923/
Nilåzen922/
Nilszen921/
Nillezen8618/
Nilsen8349,740/
Nilgen83259/
Nilzon83122/
Nelzen8337/
Nilcen837/
Nilzem831/
Nielsen77338,225/
Nilssen774,312/
Nilseng7746/
Nillsen7727/
Nielcen7713/
Nihlzon7712/
Nilhzon776/
Nielzon776/
Nielzén775/
Nilzzon775/
Nilszén773/
Gnilsen772/
Nilseen771/
Nilszon771/
Nillgen771/
Neltzen770/
Nillesen71772/
Nielssen71138/
Niellsen713/
Nieldsen711/
Nielszon711/
Nilleson711/
Nelsen6710,114/
Nilson677,551/
Nilsén67206/
Nillessen67181/
Nelzin67133/
Nelzén6748/
Nilßon6733/
Nilsan6723/
Nülsen6722/
Nelgen6722/
Nelzon6720/
Niljan6716/
Nielsn6713/
Nylsen6711/
Nleson6711/
Nilcan677/
Nelzyn675/
Nilsin675/
Nilsem673/
Niljon673/
Nilsenová672/
Nilxon671/
Nilcon671/
Nllsen671/
Nilsèn671/
Nílsen671/

Nilzen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilzen in the Russian language
Нильзенnilzen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nilzen
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