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 surname Nyelson occurs in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyelson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyelson is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyelson are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Nyelson is also the 1,032,266th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 86 people.

This last name is most numerous in Somalia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 3,363,015. Other than Somalia Nyelson exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 43 percent live.

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
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  • 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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