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་) is found most in India. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nelam is the 527,543rd most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. The last name Nelam is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Nelam live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 125,865th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 3,242 people.
This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 491 people, or 1 in 1,562,251. In India Nelam is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 70 percent are found, Telangana, where 25 percent are found and Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.
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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