Nissilä Surname
Approximately 1,242 people bear this surname
Nissilä Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1,200 | 1:4,581 | 745 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
The alternate forms: Nissila (99) are calculated separately.
Nissilä Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nissilä Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nissilä occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Nissila. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nissilä? popularity and diffusion
Nissilä is the 304,881st most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,867,589 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nissilä live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 1,200 people, or 1 in 4,581. In Finland Nissilä is most frequent in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 29 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 20 percent are found and Central Ostrobothnia, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Finland it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissila | 95 | 99 | / |
| Nissili | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nissälä | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nissilia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nissioli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Näsilä | 77 | 24 | / |
| Nisila | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nisili | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nisile | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nishila | 71 | 34 | / |
| Nissale | 71 | 21 | / |
| Naisila | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nessili | 71 | 3 | / |
| Noisila | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngisile | 71 | 2 | / |
| Noisile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nessila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyssile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Néssila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nessile | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nisseler | 67 | 47 | / |
| Niscioli | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nisajile | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngishili | 67 | 2 | / |
| Néssilia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niescile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nisseleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Issale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuisaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nishilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neisiler | 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
- 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 Nissilä
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