Nilzén Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Nilzén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 174 | 1:56,591 | 4,381 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Nilzen (82) are calculated separately.
Nilzén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilzén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nilzén is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Nilzen. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilzén? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,276,805th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nilzén are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 56,591. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Kalmar County, where 25 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 18 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nilzen | 94 | 82 | / |
| Nielzén | 92 | 5 | / |
| Nilszén | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nilsén | 83 | 206 | / |
| Nilzon | 83 | 122 | / |
| Nelzén | 83 | 48 | / |
| Nielsén | 77 | 39 | / |
| Nihlzon | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nilssén | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nielzon | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nilhzon | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nilzzon | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nielzen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nilåzen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nilszen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nilszon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nillezen | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nielszon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nilsen | 67 | 49,740 | / |
| Nilson | 67 | 7,551 | / |
| Nilgen | 67 | 259 | / |
| Nelzin | 67 | 133 | / |
| Nelsén | 67 | 54 | / |
| Nelzen | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nälsén | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nilßon | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nilsan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nelzon | 67 | 20 | / |
| Niljan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nielsn | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nilcen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nilcan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nilsin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nelzyn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Niljon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nilzem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nilsèn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nilxon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nilcon | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Nilzén
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