Worldwide, Nils (Nils 
, Νικόλαος 
, Нилс 
, among others...) is a common masculine forename. The given name Nils is characteristic of Sweden, where it is a common male name, Germany, where it is quite a common male name, and Norway (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Germany, Sweden, and the United States. Much less frequently, Nils is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Nils | Germany, Sweden, Norway, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Νικόλαος | Greece |
| Нилс, Нильс | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| 尼尔斯 | China |
| Нільс | Ukraine |
| נילס | Israel |
| ニルス | Japan |
Fjompenisse, Miklavž, Miklos, Miklós, Mikola, Mikołaj, Mikuláš, Mykola, Mykoła, Niccolò, Nicholas, Nicholaus, Nickel, Nicolaas, Nicolae, Nicolaes, Nicolas, Nicolau, Nicolaus, Nicolay, Nicolino, Nicolo, Nicolás, Nicolò, Nicos, Niels, Nigul, Nigulas, Niilas, Niilo, Nikolai, Nikolai, Nikolaj, Nikolaj, Nikolajs, Nikolajus, Nikolao, Nikolaos, Nikolas, Nikolass, Nikolaus, Nikolay, Nikolaz, Nikolaï, Nikos, Nikołaj, Nisse, Nyikolaj, Νίκολας, Νίκος, Νικολάου,
Nils is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nils Holgersson , character in The Wonderful Adventures of Nils; Nils Svendsen , character in Mot i brøstet; Nick Wilde , the Zootopia character; Jimmy Neutron , the animated character, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Nick Fury , the fictional character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Infinity War, and in many other works.
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| nils sigridsson Swedish politician, SE (b. 1250) |
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| nils fartegnsson (b. 1250) |
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| nils bosson Bef 1365 - Bef 1436, SE (b. 1300) |
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| nils hermansson Roman Catholic bishop, SE (b. 1326) |
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| nils jonsson (b. 1335) |
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| nils gustafsson Swedish Privy Council member, SE (b. 1350) |
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| nils kettilsson - Aft 24 Oct 1378, SE (b. 1350) |
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| nils erengislesson 1350- (b. 1350) |
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| nils tyrgilsson bagge (b. 1350) |
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| nils ragvaldsson Archbishop of Uppsala, SE (b. 1380) |
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| nils jönsson Regent of Sweden, SE (b. 1390) |
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| nils håkansson Swedish artist (b. 1400) |
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| nils tykesson (b. 1395) |
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| nils bosson Swedish noble, SE (b. 1426) |
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