Níelsen Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Níelsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Nielsen (338,225), Nielsén (39) & Niélsen (1) are calculated separately.
Níelsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Níelsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Níelsen occurs most in Denmark. It may be rendered as: Nielsen, Nielsén or Niélsen. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Níelsen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Níelsen occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Níelsen live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 50 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 50 percent are found. Besides Denmark this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen | 95 | 338,225 | / |
| Nielsén | 90 | 39 | / |
| Niélsen | 90 | 1 | / |
| Nielssen | 80 | 138 | / |
| Níelsson | 80 | 90 | / |
| Nielesen | 80 | 17 | / |
| Niellsen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Niielsen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Njellsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nieslsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nielsn | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nielson | 71 | 19,683 | / |
| Nielsenová | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nielcen | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nielsem | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nyelson | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nielsin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gnelson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nielzen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nielsan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nielesn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nielgen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nielscn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nielsne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngelson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njelson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nielsenova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhelson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nielsson | 67 | 628 | / |
| Nieleson | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neeilson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nielszon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngelesan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njelesan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeleson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niehlson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Niellson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Niehelson | 63 | 0 | / |
| Nielzon | 57 | 6 | / |
| Nielzén | 57 | 5 | / |
| Niilson | 57 | 1 | / |
| Niylzen | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nielchand | 50 | 11 | / |
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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 Níelsen
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