Nelam Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nelam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4911:1,562,25158,047
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Pakistan391:4,580,61230,982
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nelam (3,242) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neelam9135,475/
Nelham9148/
Nealam9128/
Ngelam9119/
Nielam9113/
Nelaam913/
Nelgam911/
Noelam910/
Neelamm8320/
Neilham835/
Nettlam833/
Neelaam832/
Neeleam831/
Neiliam831/
Neelame831/
Gneliam830/
Nilam8015,659/
Nalam8010,323/
Nelan80584/
Nelom80483/
Nolam8027/
Nylam803/
Nallam733,915/
Neilan731,813/
Neylan73831/
Neloum73434/
Nelane73382/
Noliam73333/
Neelan73210/
Neland73179/
Naalam73178/
Nilamm73157/
Ngilam73141/
Nahlam73122/
Nislam7399/
Nilame7398/
Nelyan7364/
Nelang7363/
Nealan7345/
Nielan7342/
Neslan7338/
Naliam7333/
Nelian7321/
Nailam7317/
Nelome7315/
Nelain7315/
Nilyam7314/
Nilaam7313/
Neleum7310/
Nilham737/
Nelaan737/
Nehlan735/
Noilam735/
Naleam734/
Neulan733/
Naylam733/
Ngelan733/
Nuylam733/
Neelom732/
Nileam732/
Nalajm731/
Nalamm731/
Niliam731/
Nelhan731/
Nelomn731/
Nelean731/
Nalaam731/
Nehlom731/
Netlan731/
Nhalam731/
Nielom731/
Nyslam731/
Najlam731/
Nuilam731/
Noleam731/
Nollam730/
Nealom730/
Nolham730/
Neyland671,878/
Netland671,139/
Neiland67716/
Neeland67632/
Nesland67550/
Nealand67176/
Neelang6775/
Nejland6722/
Ngailam6721/
Nilhamn6715/
Naallam6713/
Gnelyan6713/
Nnelang6713/
Neelian6710/
Nallamm679/
Neelane678/
Nnelane678/
Neilian675/
Nilhame674/
Noiliam674/
Neilane672/
Neillan671/
Naaleam671/
N'Gelan671/
N'Gilam671/
Neelann671/
Nailiam671/
Nailyam671/
Nelandt671/
Nahalam671/
Nelaane671/
Neiloum671/
Netlane671/
Gnelang671/
Neliane670/
Neilant670/
Nehland670/

Nelam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelam in the Tibetan language
ནི་ལམ་nilam-
Nelam in the Hindi language
नीलमnilama95.8
नेलमnelama2.52
निलमnilama1.68
Nelam in the Oriya language
େନଲାମenalama50
ନୀଲମ୍nilam50
Nelam in the Marathi language
िनलमinalama45.16
नेलमnelama25.81
नीलमnilama12.9
नेलामnelama9.68
िनेलमinelama3.23
णेलमnelama3.23

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nelam
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