Nlson Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Nlson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nlson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nlson (24) may also be a first name.

Nlson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nlson (Russian: Нльсон) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nlson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Nlson reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Nlson is most numerous in: Greater London, where 50 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 50 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Brazil, where 20 percent live.

Nlson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nlson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nlson surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelson91789,353/
Nilson917,551/
Nlsson9173/
Nélson9149/
Nylson9112/
Nleson9111/
Nèlson911/
Nilsson83190,882/
Nielson8319,683/
Nelsson83253/
Nellson83139/
Nillson83110/
Nelsone8368/
Neelson8310/
Nelsion8310/
Nehlson839/
Nelsonn838/
Nelsoen838/
Neslson838/
Nel'son837/
Nelsong836/
Nelsoon835/
Nelsont835/
Gnelson834/
Nelsjon834/
Nil'son833/
Nelsosn833/
Hnelson833/
Nelsond833/
Nilshon833/
Nihlson832/
Nelsojn832/
Nnelson832/
Nelsohn832/
Nelsonq831/
Nilsone831/
Nelsonh831/
Nilszon831/
Nylsson831/
Nelshon831/
Neulson830/
Nlxon802/
Nlsan801/
Nielsson77628/
Nilsonne7720/
Nillsson7711/
D'Nelson773/
Nelsonne772/
Nilleson771/
Nielszon771/
Nglisson771/
Nilssone771/
Noelsson771/
Nelsonbp771/
Niellson770/
Nelleson770/
Niehlson770/
Nilsen7349,740/
Nelsen7310,114/
Nelsan73297/
Nilsén73206/
Nelsom73140/
Nilzon73122/
Nilsom73113/
Nelsén7354/
Nälsén7334/
Nilßon7333/
Nilsan7323/
Nülsen7322/
Nelzon7320/
Nylsen7311/
Nelsun739/
Nelcon739/
Nelxon733/
Niljon733/
Neljon732/
Nilxon731/
Nilsun731/
Nllsen731/
Nelsón731/
Nelßon731/
Nilsèn731/
Nëlşon731/
Nílsen731/
Nlchon731/
Nilcon731/
Nelsonová715/
Nelsonova712/
Nellesson710/
Nielsen67338,225/
Nilssen674,312/
Nehlsen67914/
Neelsen67438/
Nilsang67411/
Nelssen6757/
Nielsén6739/
Nillsen6727/
Nålsund6726/
Nilsung6721/
Niljong6718/
Nellsen6713/
Nelshan6712/
Nihlzon6712/
Nilssén6711/
Nuelsen676/
Nielzon676/
Nilhzon676/
Nilsand675/
Nilzzon675/
Nilsund674/
Nelchon674/
Nilssonová673/
Nilszén673/
Gnilsen672/
Nielsan672/
Nilchon672/
Nilssan671/
Nilssom671/
Nelhsen671/
Nelsand671/
Nelssan671/
Neulsen671/
Nilseen671/
Neslsen671/
Nilsian671/
Nilssun671/
Nilszen671/
Nillcon671/
Nlejoun671/
Nelsang671/
Nilsant671/
Nillsom671/
Nellsan670/
Nelsgan670/

Nlson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nlson in the Russian language
Нльсонnlson-

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