Nelama Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Nelama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
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 surname Nelama (Oriya: େନଲାମା) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nelama is the 1,943,350th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Nelama is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Nelama live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 55 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 9,469,943. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 94 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent live and Assam, where 1 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nelama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nelama in the Oriya language | ||
| େନଲାମା | enalama | 83.56 |
| େନଲମା | enalama | 6.85 |
| ଜାାମାମା | jaamama | 1.37 |
| ନୀଲାମା | nilama | 1.37 |
| େନଳାମା | enalama | 1.37 |
| ନିଲାମା | nilama | 1.37 |
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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
- 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 Nelama
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