Nolsen Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nolsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nolsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nolsen (15) may also be a first name.

Nolsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nolsen is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nolsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Nolsen reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Nolsen is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 208,484. In The Netherlands Nolsen is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 78 percent live, Utrecht, where 9 percent live and Overijssel, where 7 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Nolsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nolsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nolsen surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nolseng921/
Nolsn912/
Nolzen83282/
Nulsen83220/
Nolson83217/
Nalsen8347/
Nülsen8322/
Nolsem8311/
Nolgen831/
Nolsin831/
Nolsan831/
Nolesn831/
Nelesen77143/
Noelson7767/
Nollgen778/
Noulson774/
Nolsson772/
Neulsen771/
Nalssen771/
Noelsin771/
Noulsin771/
Nolsong771/
Nolshin771/
Nelhsen771/
Noltjen770/
Nelessen7198/
Noulsong717/
Noselson713/
Ngoleson712/
Noulsang711/
Noelsson711/
Nullesen711/
Noulsing711/
Nalson67179/
Nalsan6773/
Nottleson6736/
Nottelson6717/
Nalsin6710/
Nulsin676/
Nalezn672/
Nolcin671/
Nulson671/
Nulsan671/
Nochelson670/

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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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  • 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 Nolsen
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