Last Name NIELSEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • NIELSEN is ranked as the 689th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 54,164.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 16.99 people named NIELSEN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named NIELSEN is 48,424, the rank is 765 and the proportion per 100k Americans named NIELSEN is 15.20.

Last Names NIELSEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 54,164 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 689
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 17.0

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 48,424
  • National Rank 765
  • Proportion/100k 15.20

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NIELSEN is 95.6% White, 1.7% Hispanic origin, 0.3% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.2% Two or More Races, and 0.5% 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 NIELSEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 95.6% 63.9% 31.7%
Hispanic origin 1.7% 16.3% -14.6%
Black 0.3% 12.3% -12.0%
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 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named NIELSEN is California where 8,496 people have this name.
  • Utah is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named NIELSEN, as 216.96 in every 100,000 Utahns have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Utah.
  • Utah 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 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is West Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names NIELSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,473 19.2 99.7% Indiana 407 6.16 97.7% Iowa 2,088 67.21 99.9% Kansas 415 14.29 98.3% Michigan 1,682 16.98 99.7% Minnesota 2,879 52.76 99.9% Missouri 113 3.77 90.5% Nebraska 1,925 102.31 99.9% North Dakota 257 34.8 98.4% Ohio 653 5.63 98.6% South Dakota 654 76.7 99.6% Wisconsin 1,881 32.67 99.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name NIELSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,473 19.2 99.7%
Indiana 407 6.16 97.7%
Iowa 2,088 67.21 99.9%
Kansas 415 14.29 98.3%
Michigan 1,682 16.98 99.7%
Minnesota 2,879 52.76 99.9%
Missouri 113 3.77 90.5%
Nebraska 1,925 102.31 99.9%
North Dakota 257 34.8 98.4%
Ohio 653 5.63 98.6%
South Dakota 654 76.7 99.6%
Wisconsin 1,881 32.67 99.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names NIELSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 287 38.91 98.5% Arizona 1,709 25.39 99.6% California 8,496 21.89 99.8% Colorado 1,641 30.64 99.7% Hawaii 217 15.27 98.1% Idaho 1,109 67.83 99.6% Montana 494 48.28 99.4% Nevada 670 23.58 99.3% New Mexico 424 20.31 98.4% Oregon 1,366 34.41 99.6% Utah 6,385 216.96 99.9% Washington 2,929 41.48 99.8% Wyoming 317 54.27 99.0%

West States
State stats for the first name NIELSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 287 38.91 98.5%
Arizona 1,709 25.39 99.6%
California 8,496 21.89 99.8%
Colorado 1,641 30.64 99.7%
Hawaii 217 15.27 98.1%
Idaho 1,109 67.83 99.6%
Montana 494 48.28 99.4%
Nevada 670 23.58 99.3%
New Mexico 424 20.31 98.4%
Oregon 1,366 34.41 99.6%
Utah 6,385 216.96 99.9%
Washington 2,929 41.48 99.8%
Wyoming 317 54.27 99.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names NIELSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 449 12.48 98.9% Maine 306 22.97 97.1% Massachusetts 438 6.49 97.9% New Hampshire 84 6.34 93.0% New Jersey 688 7.7 99.0% New York 2,061 10.44 99.6% Pennsylvania 469 3.67 98.2% Rhode Island 36 3.46 83.5% Vermont 98 15.64 96.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name NIELSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 449 12.48 98.9%
Maine 306 22.97 97.1%
Massachusetts 438 6.49 97.9%
New Hampshire 84 6.34 93.0%
New Jersey 688 7.7 99.0%
New York 2,061 10.44 99.6%
Pennsylvania 469 3.67 98.2%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 83.5%
Vermont 98 15.64 96.3%
South State Statistics Last-Names NIELSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 207 4.26 94.3% Arkansas 211 7.13 95.2% Delaware 25 2.66 89.0% Dist. of Columbia 66 9.95 94.3% Florida 1,907 9.58 99.6% Georgia 456 4.52 97.7% Kentucky 104 2.35 90.2% Louisiana 342 7.35 96.3% Maryland 394 6.6 98.4% Mississippi 113 3.77 90.5% North Carolina 526 5.29 98.1% Oklahoma 199 5.14 94.9% South Carolina 259 5.36 96.4% Tennessee 294 4.49 96.5% Texas 1,849 6.86 99.2% Virginia 661 7.94 98.6% West Virginia 27 1.47 71.6%

South States
State stats for the first name NIELSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 207 4.26 94.3%
Arkansas 211 7.13 95.2%
Delaware 25 2.66 89.0%
Dist. of Columbia 66 9.95 94.3%
Florida 1,907 9.58 99.6%
Georgia 456 4.52 97.7%
Kentucky 104 2.35 90.2%
Louisiana 342 7.35 96.3%
Maryland 394 6.6 98.4%
Mississippi 113 3.77 90.5%
North Carolina 526 5.29 98.1%
Oklahoma 199 5.14 94.9%
South Carolina 259 5.36 96.4%
Tennessee 294 4.49 96.5%
Texas 1,849 6.86 99.2%
Virginia 661 7.94 98.6%
West Virginia 27 1.47 71.6%
 

Full Names with NIELSEN as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NIELSEN 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 NIELSEN.

The most popular full name is David NIELSEN. 1.68% of all the people named NIELSEN have this given name.

There are 1948 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NIELSEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David NIELSEN 1.68%
2 John NIELSEN 1.52%
3 Robert NIELSEN 1.51%
4 James NIELSEN 1.29%
5 Michael NIELSEN 1.04%
6 Mary NIELSEN 1.03%
7 Richard NIELSEN 1.00%
8 Eric NIELSEN 0.95%
9 Paul NIELSEN 0.93%
10 Linda NIELSEN 0.91%
11 Karen NIELSEN 0.83%
12 Barbara NIELSEN 0.82%
13 Susan NIELSEN 0.81%
14 Mark NIELSEN 0.72%
15 Carol NIELSEN 0.71%
16 William NIELSEN 0.69%
17 Patricia NIELSEN 0.67%
18 Donald NIELSEN 0.63%
19 Thomas NIELSEN 0.62%
20 Chris NIELSEN 0.61%

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