15,200 people named Nelson work outside their country of origin. Most are in United Kingdom, United States, Canada.
| Country | People |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3,310 |
| United States | 2,539 |
| Canada | 1,221 |
| Australia | 992 |
| France | 719 |
| Germany | 713 |
| Switzerland | 636 |
| Netherlands | 555 |
| Spain | 497 |
| Ireland | 349 |
| India | 276 |
| Sweden | 253 |
| Japan | 212 |
| Italy | 207 |
| Denmark | 174 |
| New Zealand | 171 |
| Belgium | 161 |
| China | 144 |
| South Africa | 136 |
| United Arab Emirates | 124 |
| Finland | 123 |
| Brazil | 115 |
| Singapore | 109 |
| Norway | 82 |
| Hong Kong | 64 |
| Mexico | 63 |
| Israel | 54 |
| Austria | 53 |
| Saudi Arabia | 51 |
| Poland | 39 |
| Luxembourg | 38 |
| Nigeria | 35 |
| Chile | 35 |
| Malaysia | 34 |
| South Korea | 33 |
| Czechia | 32 |
| Pakistan | 29 |
| Argentina | 28 |
| Thailand | 26 |
| Hungary | 26 |
| Philippines | 26 |
| Taiwan | 25 |
| Indonesia | 24 |
| Russian Federation | 24 |
| Greece | 24 |
| Vietnam | 23 |
| Jamaica | 23 |
| Kenya | 22 |
| Türkiye | 21 |
| Bermuda | 21 |
| Portugal | 19 |
| Egypt | 18 |
| Bahrain | 18 |
| Costa Rica | 16 |
| Qatar | 16 |
| Lebanon | 15 |
| Bangladesh | 14 |
| Peru | 14 |
| Kuwait | 12 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 |
| Colombia | 11 |
| Jordan | 11 |
| Malta | 11 |
| Romania | 10 |
| Ghana | 9 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 9 |
| Mauritius | 8 |
| Slovakia | 8 |
| Barbados | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Jersey | 7 |
| Liechtenstein | 7 |
| Panama | 6 |
| Cyprus | 6 |
| Cook Islands | 6 |
| Uganda | 6 |
| Ukraine | 6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 |
| Tanzania | 5 |
| Montenegro | 5 |
| Ecuador | 5 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 |
| Cayman Islands | 5 |
| Croatia | 5 |
| Tunisia | 5 |
| Other | 174 |
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 8,780 |
| United Kingdom | 2,272 |
| Canada | 836 |
| Australia | 705 |
| India | 434 |
| New Zealand | 268 |
| South Africa | 187 |
| Ireland | 181 |
| Nigeria | 129 |
| Sweden | 114 |
| Jamaica | 112 |
| Ghana | 95 |
| France | 86 |
| Germany | 73 |
| Brazil | 44 |
| Philippines | 39 |
| Kenya | 38 |
| Mexico | 33 |
| Uganda | 32 |
| Singapore | 27 |
| Japan | 26 |
| Russian Federation | 26 |
| Switzerland | 25 |
| Sri Lanka | 24 |
| Argentina | 24 |
| China | 21 |
| Costa Rica | 20 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19 |
| Norway | 18 |
| Netherlands | 18 |
| Panama | 17 |
| Indonesia | 16 |
| Italy | 16 |
| Malaysia | 15 |
| Spain | 14 |
| Barbados | 14 |
| Pakistan | 13 |
| Taiwan | 13 |
| South Korea | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 13 |
| Belgium | 12 |
| Honduras | 12 |
| Israel | 11 |
| Chile | 11 |
| Tanzania | 11 |
| Denmark | 9 |
| Bangladesh | 9 |
| Grenada | 9 |
| Portugal | 9 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 |
| Thailand | 9 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 |
| Haiti | 8 |
| Bahamas | 8 |
| Poland | 8 |
| Malta | 7 |
| Hong Kong | 7 |
| Ukraine | 6 |
| Egypt | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 |
| Bermuda | 6 |
| Bulgaria | 6 |
| Cameroon | 6 |
| Czechia | 6 |
| Austria | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | 6 |
| Venezuela | 6 |
| El Salvador | 5 |
| Guyana | 5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 |
| Romania | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 |
| Jersey | 5 |
| Other | 102 |
| Industry | People |
|---|---|
| Other / unknown | 14,789 |
| Professional and scientific | 51 |
| Other services | 40 |
| Information and communication | 40 |
| Administrative and support | 37 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 32 |
| Real estate | 29 |
| Construction | 27 |
| Finance and insurance | 26 |
| Manufacturing | 25 |
| Education | 20 |
| Health and social work | 17 |
| Arts and recreation | 17 |
| Accommodation and food | 15 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 13 |
| Households | 7 |
| Transport and storage | 6 |
| Other | 9 |
Counts of people with this surname recorded in a country other than their country of origin, from company registers, ORCID, VIAF, Wikidata and career records; origin may be recorded or estimated from the name. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other". Nobody is named on this page.
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.