Nelami Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nelami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India461:16,675,334263,471
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nelami (13) may also be a first name.

Nelami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelami is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelami? popularity and diffusion

Nelami is the 2,808,717th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Nelami live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

Nelami is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 16,675,334. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent are found. Excluding India Nelami is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naelami924/
Nehlami921/
Neelamgi863/
Nelamith862/
Ngelamai861/
Nalami831,440/
Nelama8392/
Nelomi8343/
Nilami8318/
Nelemi833/
Nelamma7763/
Neelama7754/
Nilamai7720/
Neliama779/
Nallami778/
Nelaama774/
Nislami773/
Nalamai772/
Nelamed772/
Nelamaa772/
Neelame771/
Nalaimi771/
Neelamy771/
Neelamma714,709/
Noilamai7168/
Neelamaa712/
Nallamii711/
Nelaamma711/
Noylamai711/
Naallami711/
Nilama67864/
Nalame67107/
Nilame6798/
Nelome6715/
Nolemi678/
Neleme676/
Nalemi672/
Nhlame671/
Nalomi671/
Nilomi671/
Nelgoumhi671/
Nealhamer670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nelami
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