Nelama Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nelama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India811:9,469,943186,993
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nelama (55) may also be a first name.

Nelama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelama (Oriya: େନଲାମା) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,943,350th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Nelama reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 55 people.

The last name Nelama is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 9,469,943. In India Nelama is mostly found in: Odisha, where 94 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent live and Assam, where 1 percent live. Outside of India Nelama is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nelama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelama in the Oriya language
େନଲାମାenalama83.56
େନଲମାenalama6.85
ଜାାମାମାjaamama1.37
ନୀଲାମାnilama1.37
େନଳାମାenalama1.37
ନିଲାମାnilama1.37

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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
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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 Nelama
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