Nilsen meaning | Last name Nilsen origin

Following is the meaning of Nilsen surname. Family name Nilsen is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Nilsen
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Norway
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nilsen

Nilsen is used as a family name or surname in Norway languages. Nilsen has 6 characters long in length.

Nilsen is common in Norway country(ies).

Nilsen is ranked 11811 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Nilsen bearers increased by 7.720207 per cent in 2010 US census to 4158 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5 spots and ranked at 7956. The last name was found in around 14 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.72 96.01
Hispanic or Latino 3.39 2.02
Others 1.39 0.93
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.91 0.62

How popular is Nilsen?

Nilsen is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Norway which signifies that it is originated from Norway. Around 45193 people have been found who wears Nilsen as their family name. Nilsen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
78,633 Czech Republic9
497,106 Indonesia8
6,072 China7
823,980 India6
184,212 France3
35,789 Turkey3
108,034 Italy3
89,020 Tanzania2
44,018 Poland2
13,552 Qatar2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
12,161 Wales2
4,104 South Korea2
14,521 Portugal2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
26,532 Chile2
14,004 Hungary2
23,344 Austria2
10,395 Latvia2
28,232 Morocco2
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Celebrities having Nilsen surname

Alleen Nilsen Author
Spencer Nilsen Music composer
Anders Nilsen Cartoonist
Anders Nilsen Songwriter
Anthon B. Nilsen Businessman
Kjell Arild Nilsen Author
Christine Colombo Nilsen Soccer player
Christine Colombo Nilsen Soccer player
Arne Nilsen Politician
B. J. Nilsen Musical Artist
  • In 1979, Inger Lise Nilsen characterized the role of Milly in family flick Mormor og de åtte ungene i skogen.

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