Níelsson Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Níelsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 89 | 1:4,271 | 544 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Nielsson (628) are calculated separately.
Níelsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Níelsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Níelsson occurs most in Iceland. It may also occur in the variant forms: Nielsson. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Níelsson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Níelsson reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name Níelsson is most commonly occurring in Iceland, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 4,271. In Iceland it is primarily found in: Capital Region, where 63 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 15 percent live and Eastern Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Iceland this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsson | 96 | 628 | / |
| Nielson | 80 | 19,683 | / |
| Nyelson | 80 | 7 | / |
| Níelsen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gnelson | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nhelson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njelson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngelson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nielssen | 75 | 138 | / |
| Nieleson | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngeleson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nielszon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neeilson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niehlson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Niellson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Niehelson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nielsen | 67 | 338,225 | / |
| Nielsén | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nielzon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nielsan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niilson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niellsen | 63 | 3 | / |
| Niielsen | 63 | 3 | / |
| Njelesan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngelesan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njellsen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nieslsen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nielsenová | 56 | 15 | / |
| Nielsenova | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nielcen | 53 | 13 | / |
| Nielsem | 53 | 9 | / |
| Nielzén | 53 | 5 | / |
| Nielzen | 53 | 3 | / |
| Niélsen | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Níelsson
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