Nelai Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Nelai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nelai (149) may also be a first name.
Nelai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nelai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nelai (Marathi: नेलई, Oriya: ନିଲାଇ) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Nelai is predominantly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Nelai are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nelai is also the 754,880th most common first name on earth, borne by 149 people.
The surname Nelai is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Nelai is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 88 percent reside and West Sepik, where 13 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent reside and Greece, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nelai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nelai in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଲାଇ | nila'i | - |
| Nelai in the Marathi language | ||
| नेलई | nela'i | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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