Last Name NILSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • NILSON is ranked as the 10473rd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,417.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.07 people named NILSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 91% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named NILSON is 4,078, the rank is 8,737 and the proportion per 100k Americans named NILSON is 1.28.

Last Names NILSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,417 +/-6.1%
  • National Rank 10,473
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.1

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,078
  • National Rank 8,737
  • Proportion/100k 1.28

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NILSON is 81.6% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 14.2% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.2% Two or More Races, and 0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name NILSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name NILSON is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name NILSON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.6% 63.9% 17.7%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 14.2% 12.3% 1.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
Two or more races 1.2% 1.8% -0.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named NILSON is California where 579 people have this name.
  • South Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named NILSON, as 11.4 in every 100,000 South Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • South Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Louisiana (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 52 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names NILSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 124 0.96 93.4% Indiana 77 1.17 89.0% Iowa 42 1.36 83.4% Kansas 28 0.97 73.8% Michigan 101 1.02 93.2% Minnesota 153 2.8 95.7% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 72 3.84 89.6% North Dakota 80 10.87 92.0% Ohio 33 0.28 76.2% South Dakota 97 11.4 93.8% Wisconsin 75 1.3 90.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name NILSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 124 0.96 93.4%
Indiana 77 1.17 89.0%
Iowa 42 1.36 83.4%
Kansas 28 0.97 73.8%
Michigan 101 1.02 93.2%
Minnesota 153 2.8 95.7%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 72 3.84 89.6%
North Dakota 80 10.87 92.0%
Ohio 33 0.28 76.2%
South Dakota 97 11.4 93.8%
Wisconsin 75 1.3 90.3%
West State Statistics Last-Names NILSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 178 2.64 96.2% California 579 1.49 98.0% Colorado 88 1.64 93.1% Hawaii 6 0.42 32.8% Idaho 39 2.39 83.2% Montana 63 6.13 92.0% Nevada 64 2.26 91.9% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 95 2.39 93.2% Utah 298 10.13 96.3% Washington 232 3.28 97.4% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name NILSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 178 2.64 96.2%
California 579 1.49 98.0%
Colorado 88 1.64 93.1%
Hawaii 6 0.42 32.8%
Idaho 39 2.39 83.2%
Montana 63 6.13 92.0%
Nevada 64 2.26 91.9%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 95 2.39 93.2%
Utah 298 10.13 96.3%
Washington 232 3.28 97.4%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names NILSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 26 0.72 75.9% Maine 10 0.77 37.8% Massachusetts 61 0.9 85.8% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 125 1.4 94.0% New York 148 0.75 94.0% Pennsylvania 98 0.77 91.9% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 8 1.25 63.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name NILSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 26 0.72 75.9%
Maine 10 0.77 37.8%
Massachusetts 61 0.9 85.8%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 125 1.4 94.0%
New York 148 0.75 94.0%
Pennsylvania 98 0.77 91.9%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 8 1.25 63.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names NILSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 59.6% Arkansas 6 0.22 31.4% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 43.9% Florida 97 0.49 94.1% Georgia 38 0.38 85.3% Kentucky 13 0.29 57.9% Louisiana 7 0.14 28.6% Maryland 34 0.57 84.5% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 29 0.29 85.5% Oklahoma 36 0.92 78.3% South Carolina 31 0.64 83.7% Tennessee 36 0.55 85.3% Texas 144 0.54 93.4% Virginia 52 0.63 88.8% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name NILSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 59.6%
Arkansas 6 0.22 31.4%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 43.9%
Florida 97 0.49 94.1%
Georgia 38 0.38 85.3%
Kentucky 13 0.29 57.9%
Louisiana 7 0.14 28.6%
Maryland 34 0.57 84.5%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 29 0.29 85.5%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 78.3%
South Carolina 31 0.64 83.7%
Tennessee 36 0.55 85.3%
Texas 144 0.54 93.4%
Virginia 52 0.63 88.8%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with NILSON as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NILSON as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named NILSON.

The most popular full name is Robert NILSON. 2.04% of all the people named NILSON have this given name.

There are 398 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NILSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert NILSON 2.04%
2 David NILSON 1.63%
3 John NILSON 1.63%
4 Michael NILSON 1.36%
5 Paul NILSON 1.36%
6 Barbara NILSON 1.22%
7 Gary NILSON 1.22%
8 Mary NILSON 1.22%
9 Chris NILSON 1.09%
10 Eric NILSON 1.09%
11 James NILSON 1.09%
12 Mark NILSON 1.09%
13 Charles NILSON 0.95%
14 Susan NILSON 0.95%
15 Donald NILSON 0.82%
16 George NILSON 0.82%
17 Jennifer NILSON 0.82%
18 Karen NILSON 0.82%
19 Amy NILSON 0.68%
20 Brian NILSON 0.68%

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