Nelams Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Nelams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Nelams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelams is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nelams is the 1,300,225th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Nelams reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 2,095,138. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 40 percent are found, Louisiana, where 18 percent are found and Florida, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Nelams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nelams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelams surname increased 1,236 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelams Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nelams last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Nelams earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.04% less than the national average, earning $32,777 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelhams92275/
Neloms83819/
Nelems8363/
Nelans832/
Neilans77108/
Neelans7766/
Neylans7718/
Nelhans7715/
Neulans7712/
Nielans771/
Nealeans7113/
Neillans7111/
Neallans710/
Nelons6721/
Nalems670/
Nealons623/
Neslons621/
Neilons620/
Nelleons570/

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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 Nelams
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