Nilssen is used as a family name or surname in Norway. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nilssen
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Norway
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nilssen

How popular is Nilssen?

Nilssen is common in Norway.

Nilssen is ranked 99772 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Nilssen bearers increased by 7.407407 per cent in 2010 US census to 203 since 2000, the surname slipped by 201 spots and ranked at 90853. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.57 93.12
Hispanic or Latino 2.96 5.82
Nilssen is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Norway which signifies that it is originated from Norway. Around 4203 people have been found who wears Nilssen as their family name. Nilssen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
381,097 Ukraine4
108,034 Italy3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
21,529 Singapore2
277,603 France1
118,015 Netherlands1
18,969 Wales1
81,201 Switzerland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,233 Denmark25
236 Faroe Islands25
18,457 Scotland20
85,784 Australia19
156,482 Canada14
91,381 Spain12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
49,486 South Africa91
47,891 England81
Countries with hundreds of Nilssen:
75,984 United States318
71,225 Germany134
8,508 Sweden109
Countries with thousands of Nilssen:
121 Norway3,331
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Nilssen Namesakes

  • Paal Nilssen-Love, Drummer
  • Arvid Nilssen, Actor
  • Oscar Nilssen, Politician
  • Oscar Nilssen, Politician
  • Gard Nilssen, Musician
  • Gard Nilssen, Musician
  • Paal Nilssen-Love, Drummer
  • Paal Nilssen-Love, Drummer
  • Pall Nilssen-Love, Film Score Composer
  • Rune Nilssen, Soccer player
  • Audrey Nilssen, from 2014 comedy, drama film Beasts, who portrayed Abbey.
  • In 2010 action, drama flick, Kongen av Bastøy, Trond Nilssen characterized Olav and C-1.

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