Steen-Nilsen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Norway

Steen-Nilsen Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Steen & Nilsen.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Steen-Nilsen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

Steen-Nilsen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Steen-Nilsen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Steen-Nilsen occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Steen-Nilsen.

How Common Is The Last Name Steen-Nilsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Steen-Nilsen are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Steen-Nilsen is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark it is most common in: Central Denmark Region, where 50 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 40 percent live and Myanmar, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steen Nilsen9218/
Steen-Nielssen921/
Sten Nilsen874/
Stone-Nilsen832/
Steen Nilsson805/
Stien-Nelson751/
Stein Nilsson721/
Stijnen-Helsen691/
Sedin Nilsson642/
Cedin Nilsson561/
Sjödin Nilsson545/
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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 Steen-Nilsen
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