Last name: NIELSEN
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All you have to know about the last name NIELSEN
Last name frequency
NIELSEN : This last name is indexed 6,312,983 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
NIELSEN : Danish Norwegian and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas). Compare Nielson Neilsen Nelsen Nilsen and Nilson.
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Most popular first names
- Niels (364,185)
- Jens (315,564)
- Hans (271,787)
- Peder (269,078)
- Anders (180,814)
- Christen (165,941)
- Lars (139,455)
- Ole (132,281)
- Rasmus (123,235)
- Maren (97,704)
- Søren (78,765)
- Karen (69,680)
- Christian (65,530)
- Ane Marie (63,634)
- Ane (59,987)
- Jørgen (56,967)
- Mads (55,124)
- Peter (45,541)
- Karen Marie (42,689)
- Soren (42,094)
- Niels Christian (39,632)
- Jacob (39,007)
- Niels Peter (38,549)
- Jorgen (37,505)
- Ane Kirstine (37,005)
- Marie (36,882)
- Kirsten (35,433)
- Knud (32,601)
- Johanne (32,119)
- Jens Christian (29,498)
- Jens Peter (27,848)
- Thomas (27,521)
- Johannes (27,412)
- Andreas (26,940)
- Morten (26,437)
- Hans Peter (22,318)
- Kristen (20,918)
- Anne (20,829)
- Mette Marie (20,508)
- Maren Kirstine (20,201)
- Poul (19,650)
- Kirstine (18,718)
- Johan (18,658)
- Johanne Marie (18,611)
- Hans Christian (18,392)
- Niels Peder (16,827)
- Mariane (16,745)
- Mette (16,029)
- Anna (15,840)
- Frederik (15,750)
- Ane Margrethe (13,554)
- Peder Christian (13,489)
- Else Marie (13,429)
- Anne Marie (13,291)
- Christine (12,973)
- Laurs (12,632)
- Carl (12,072)
- Mette Kirstine (12,013)
- Hans Peder (11,371)
- Christiane (11,245)
Most indexed places
- København (69,777)
- Her I Sognet (66,045)
- Gift (48,312)
- Holmens Sogn, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn (25,724)
- Danmark (22,683)
- København (Staden) (16,105)
- Odense (15,930)
- Sankt Johannes Sogn (14,822)
- Trinitatis Sogn (14,015)
- Ugift (12,926)
- Trinitatis, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn (12,197)
- Kjøbenhavn (10,587)
- Holmens Sogn (10,464)
- Oslo, Oslo (10,310)
- København Vor Frue Sogn (10,244)
- Randers Sankt Mortens Sogn (9,596)
- Frue Kirke or Vor Frue Kirke, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn (9,554)
- Enke (8,931)
- Horsens Vor Frelsers Sogn (8,775)
- Odense Amt (8,654)
- Århus Domsogn (8,559)
- Bergen (8,303)
- Sankt Matthaeus, Københavns Amt, Staden København (8,191)
- Dronninglund (7,878)
- Horsens (7,395)
- Eiker (7,314)
- Kristiansand (7,283)
- Nyborg (7,157)
- Garnisons Sogn (7,055)
- Horne (7,015)
- Lyngby (6,997)
- Tikøb (6,993)
- Vejle (6,947)
- Nes (6,883)
- Kongsberg (6,865)
- København Sankt Pauls Sogn (6,797)
- Tikøb Sogn (6,665)
- Aarhus (6,609)
- Aalborg (6,551)
- Helligånd Sogn (6,511)
- Karlebo (6,447)
- Frederiksberg (6,394)
- Randers (6,322)
- Århus Vor Frue Sogn (5,896)
- Svendborg (5,862)
- Svendborg Amt (5,738)
- Vejle Sogn (Vejle amt) (5,732)
- Århus (5,714)
- Vissenbjerg (5,628)
- Copenhagen, Copenhagen (5,624)
- Dronninglund Sogn, Ålborg Amt, Hjørring Amt (5,597)
- Esbjerg (5,573)
- Mandal (5,573)
- Tikob (5,444)
- Helligaands Kirke, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn (5,438)
- Smidstrup Sogn (5,374)
- Praestø Amt (5,326)
- Borre (5,318)
- Nikolaj Kirke, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn (5,297)
- Magleby (5,289)
Most indexed countries
- Denmark (5,543,435)
- Norway (649,314)
- United States (28,133)
- Sweden (20,593)
- Netherlands (6,644)
- Germany (5,038)
- France (3,873)
- United Kingdom (3,714)
- Australia (2,610)
- Switzerland (1,263)
- Belgium (1,192)
- Canada (986)
- New Zealand (706)
- Unknown country (431)
- Austria (310)
- Faroe islands (301)
- Brazil (244)
- Italy (199)
Available collections for this name
- Archives
(6,169,103) - Family Trees
(120,335) - Newspapers
(13,677) - Books
(7,833) - Other
(1,306) - Obituaries
(329) - Cemeteries
(254) - Magazines
(96) - Memorials
(45) - Coats of Arms
(4) - Memory of places
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