Nissén Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Nissén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Nissen (28,210) are calculated separately.
Nissén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nissén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nissén is most common in Sweden. It may also occur as a variant: Nissen. Click here for further possible spellings of Nissén.
How Common Is The Last Name Nissén? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nissén is the 2,909,720th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Nissén are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 364,695. In Sweden Nissén is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 44 percent reside, Uppsala County, where 15 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent reside. Beside Sweden it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 36 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Nissén
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