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Cognomen Nilssen (Nilssen ) , in the world, is quite a rare last name. The family name Nilssen is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Norway, where it is quite a common surname, Denmark, where it is a rare surname, and Sweden. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Norway, the United States, and Sweden. Very seldom, Nilssen is the forename as well as the last name.