Nylsen Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Nylsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nylsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nylsen (18) may also be a first name.

Nylsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nylsen is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nylsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Nylsen reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,552,270. In Ukraine Nylsen is mostly concentrated in: Donetsk Oblast, where 100 percent live. Excluding Ukraine it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilsen8349,740/
Nelsen8310,114/
Nülsen8322/
Nylson8312/
Nílsen831/
Nllsen831/
Nlsn802/
Nyllessen801/
Nielsen77338,225/
Nilssen774,312/
Nehlsen77914/
Neelsen77438/
Nelssen7757/
Nilseng7746/
Nillsen7727/
Nellsen7713/
Nelsoen778/
Nuelsen776/
Gnilsen772/
Nelhsen771/
Nelshen771/
Neulsen771/
Nilseen771/
Neslsen771/
Nilszen771/
Nylsson771/
Nelsn7335/
Nlson735/
Nlsan731/
Nillesen71772/
Nellesen71514/
Nielssen71138/
Neelssen718/
Nellssen717/
Niellsen713/
Neelshen712/
Nellshen711/
Nelson67789,353/
Nilson677,551/
Nellessen671,672/
Nelsan67297/
Nilgen67259/
Nilsén67206/
Nillessen67181/
Nilzen6782/
Nlsson6773/
Nelsén6754/
Nélson6749/
Nelzen6737/
Nälsén6734/
Nelsin6723/
Nilsan6723/
Nelgen6722/
Nellehsen6714/
Nielsn6713/
Nleson6711/
Nilcen677/
Nilsin675/
Nilsem673/
Nilsenová672/
Nèlson671/
Nilsèn671/
Nelsón671/
Nelsem670/

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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 Nylsen
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