Neelam Surname

15,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Neelam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neelam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India32,6161:23,5181,787
Pakistan2,4541:72,7972,624
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
England561:994,96549,531
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Maldives31:134,7244,057
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Neelam (342,204) may also be a first name.

Neelam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Neelam Come From? nationality or country of origin

Neelam (Bengali: নীলম, Hindi: नीलम, Marathi: िनलम, Oriya: ନିଲମ, Tibetan: ནི་ལམ་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neelam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Neelam is the 15,703rd most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 205,428 people. The last name Neelam is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Neelam live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,048th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 342,204 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 32,616 people, or 1 in 23,518. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 55 percent are found, Telangana, where 35 percent are found and Arunachal Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Neelam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Neelam are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Neelam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.29% less than the national average, earning 210,095 kr per year and in United States they earn 39.05% more than the national average, earning $60,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neelamm9220/
Neellam9217/
Neealam924/
Neelaam922/
Neelame921/
Neeleam921/
Nelam91614/
Neelan83210/
Nelham8348/
Nealam8328/
Ngelam8319/
Nielam8313/
Nyelam837/
Nelaam833/
Neelom832/
Nelgam831/
Noelam830/
Neeland77632/
Neelang7775/
Neelian7710/
Neelane778/
Neilham775/
Nettlam773/
Neiliam771/
Neelann771/
Gneliam770/
Nilam7315,659/
Nalam7310,323/
Nelan73584/
Nelom73483/
Nolam7327/
Nylam733/
Nneelang7166/
Neelasen719/
Naheelan711/
Neeliang711/
Neelandt711/
Neetland710/
Nallam673,915/
Neilan671,813/
Neylan67831/
Neloum67434/
Nelane67382/
Neelon67365/
Noliam67333/
Neland67179/
Naalam67178/
Nilamm67157/
Ngilam67141/
Nahlam67122/
Nislam6799/
Nilame6798/
Nelyan6764/
Nelang6763/
Nealan6745/
Nielan6742/
Neslan6738/
Naliam6733/
Nelian6721/
Nailam6717/
Nelain6715/
Nilyam6714/
Nilaam6713/
Naulam6712/
Neleum6710/
Nilham677/
Nelaan677/
Noilam675/
Nehlan675/
Naleam674/
Ngelan673/
Neulan673/
Naylam673/
Noulam673/
Nuylam673/
Nileam672/
Noleam671/
Netlan671/
Nhalam671/
Nielom671/
Nyslam671/
Najlam671/
Nuilam671/
Niliam671/
Nehlom671/
Nalaam671/
Nahuelham671/
Nyelom671/
Nelean671/
Nelomn671/
Nelhan671/
Nalajm671/
Nalamm671/
Nolham670/
Nealom670/
Nollam670/

Neelam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neelam in the Hindi language
नीलमnilama99.53
निलमnilama0.38
नीलामnilama0.02
नीलम़nilama0.01
नीलमाnilama0.01
नाीलमnailama0
लीलमlilama0
णीलमnilama0
न्ीलमnilama0
डानीलमdanilama0
नीेलमnielama0
Neelam in the Marathi language
िनलमinalama86.84
नीलमnilama13.03
नीलामnilama0.02
िनळमinalama0.02
नलमnalama0.02
िनलमाinalama0.01
िनलामinalama0.01
िनिलमाinilama0.01
नीलमाnilama0
नीिलमniilama0
नीळमnilama0
िनिलमinilama0
निलमnilama0
नीलमूnilamu0
Neelam in the Tibetan language
ནི་ལམ་nilam83.33
ནིལ་ལམ་nillam8.33
ནི་ལཱམ་nilam4.17
ཉི་ལཱམ་nyilam4.17
Neelam in the Bengali language
নীলমnilama60
নিলমnilama40
Neelam in the Oriya language
ନିଲମnilama55.17
ନୀଲମnilama25.29
ନିଲମ୍nilam4.6
ନିଲାମnilama4.6
ନୀଲାମnilama3.45
ନୀଲମ୍nilam2.3
ନୀଳମnilama1.72
ନୀଲମାnilama0.57
ନିଲମରnilamara0.57
ନିଳମnilama0.57

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