Nyelson Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Nyelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Nyelson (86) may also be a first name.

Nyelson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyelson is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyelson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyelson live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequent first name internationally, held by 86 people.

Nyelson is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,363,015. Excluding Somalia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neilson8626,433/
Nielson8619,683/
Nealson86161/
Noelson8667/
Neelson8610/
Gnelson864/
Naelson863/
Nhelson861/
Nuelson861/
Ngelson861/
Njelson861/
Neulson860/
Nielsson80628/
Níelsson8090/
Neilsson8030/
Neillson805/
Nieleson804/
Neeilson801/
Noelsson801/
Ngeleson801/
Nielszon801/
Neileson801/
Niehlson800/
Niellson800/
Nealssohn7510/
Niehelson750/
Nielsen71338,225/
Neilsen715,102/
Neelsen71438/
Nielsén7139/
Nailson7115/
Nielzon716/
Nuelsen716/
Níelsen714/
Noulson714/
Nielsan712/
Niilson711/
Nealsen711/
Neulsen711/
Nielssen67138/
Neilssen6726/
Neelssen678/
Noulsong677/
Naulsong674/
Niellsen673/
Niielsen673/
Neilsang672/
Njelesan671/
Ngelesan671/
Njellsen671/
Nieslsen671/

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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 Nyelson
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