Nelam Surname
Approximately 614 people bear this surname
Nelam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 491 | 1:1,562,251 | 58,047 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Pakistan | 39 | 1:4,580,612 | 30,982 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nelam (3,242) may also be a first name.
Nelam Demographics
Average Nelam Salary in
United States
$53,969 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nelam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nelam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nelam (Hindi: नीलम, Marathi: िनलम, Oriya: େନଲାମ, Tibetan: ནི་ལམ་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nelam is the 527,543rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. The surname Nelam is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Nelam live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nelam is also the 125,865th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 3,242 people.
Nelam is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 491 people, or 1 in 1,562,251. In India Nelam is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 70 percent reside, Telangana, where 25 percent reside and Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.
Nelam Last Name Statistics demography
Nelam earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nelam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nelam in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནི་ལམ་ | nilam | - |
| Nelam in the Hindi language | ||
| नीलम | nilama | 95.8 |
| नेलम | nelama | 2.52 |
| निलम | nilama | 1.68 |
| Nelam in the Oriya language | ||
| େନଲାମ | enalama | 50 |
| ନୀଲମ୍ | nilam | 50 |
| Nelam in the Marathi language | ||
| िनलम | inalama | 45.16 |
| नेलम | nelama | 25.81 |
| नीलम | nilama | 12.9 |
| नेलाम | nelama | 9.68 |
| िनेलम | inelama | 3.23 |
| णेलम | nelama | 3.23 |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nelam
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