Nylund Surname

65,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Nylund Surname User-submission:

A Swedish surname that literally means 'new grove'.

Nylund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3,1631:1,738260
Sweden1,9541:5,039481
United States1,3251:273,55425,627
Norway9041:5,688570
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Australia381:710,41347,396
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Chile201:880,82418,509
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
England91:6,190,895170,599
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Nylund Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Swedish surname that literally means 'new grove'.

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Nylund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nylund occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nylund? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nylund is the 65,170th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 950,880 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Nylund reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Finland, where it is carried by 3,163 people, or 1 in 1,738. In Finland it is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 36 percent live, Ostrobothnia, where 27 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 11 percent live. Apart from Finland Nylund is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Nylund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nylund has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nylund last name expanded 5,761 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nylund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nylund last name are 0.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nylund earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning 324,437 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning $44,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $53,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nylundh9210/
Neylund921/
Noylund920/
Nelund8373/
Nälund831/
Nilund831/
Neslund77337/
Nejlund7745/
Nilgund777/
Neelund776/
Nitlund774/
Nealund770/
Neelgund7139/
Neelunds710/
Nelumd671/
Nelond671/
Nilond670/
Nealond6222/
Neilond6211/
Nielond621/

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