Nylander Surname

77,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nylander Surname User-submission:

Nylander is a Swedish surname, meaning 'new lander', someone who came from the new land, probably written with influence from the common Scandinavian name Anders (Andrew). There are also a few places named Nyland in Sweden, mainly in Västernorrland, where some people have this surname.

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Nylander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,1641:3,112298
United States1,4181:255,61324,212
Finland6351:8,6561,354
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Denmark1951:28,9473,000
Canada1181:312,25128,740
England921:605,63136,119
Norway781:65,9279,320
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Australia701:385,65331,598
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Nyländer (2) are calculated separately.

Nylander (28) may also be a first name.

Nylander Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nylander is a Swedish surname, meaning 'new lander', someone who came from the new land, probably written with influence from the common Scandinavian name Anders (Andrew). There are also a few places named Nyland in Sweden, mainly in Västernorrland, where some people have this surname.

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Nylander Last Name Facts

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

Nylander is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Nyländer. For other potential spellings of Nylander click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nylander? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nylander is the 77,015th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,146,381 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Nylander are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread forename in the world, held by 28 people.

The surname Nylander is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 3,164 people, or 1 in 3,112. In Sweden Nylander is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent live, Västernorrland County, where 18 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent live. Other than Sweden this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Finland, where 10 percent live.

Nylander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nylander has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,459 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nylander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nylander last name are 1.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nylander earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 64.61% more than the national average, earning 569,670 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.15% less than the national average, earning $46,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyländer962/
Noylander9418/
Naylander946/
Nelander88455/
Nilander8859/
Nielander82330/
Neulander82105/
Neilander8245/
Nislander829/
Noilander821/
Noylender821/
Nealander820/
Neulaender7839/
Nielaender786/
Neillander781/
Nilender7544/
Nilandir751/
Nilamder751/
Nieländer71252/
Neulender713/

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