Nelani Surname

99,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,6231:11,7191,463
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Iceland31:126,6975,403
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nelani (537) may also be a first name.

Nelani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelani (Hindi: नेलानी, Marathi: नेलनी, Oriya: େନଲାନି) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 99,831st most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,538,431 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nelani reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nelani is also the 363,820th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 537 people.

Nelani is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 4,623 people, or 1 in 11,719. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Not including South Africa it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Taiwan, where 0 percent reside.

Nelani Last Name Statistics demography

Nelani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.04% less than the national average, earning R 116,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nehlani92169/
Nelhani9286/
Nelyani9224/
Nelanio922/
Nelanie922/
Nhelani922/
Nelangi921/
Nielyani8633/
Neelangi8612/
Neallani866/
Neelanoi865/
Nehelani864/
Nelahani861/
Nelasnyi861/
Nilani83618/
Nelane83382/
Nelana83307/
Neloni832/
Nelany831/
Nihlani77682/
Nilangi77224/
Najlani77137/
Neliana77112/
Ngeloni7732/
Nelyana7725/
Nailani7717/
Nelange7717/
Nilasni7712/
Nnelane778/
Neelane778/
Nilaini776/
Ngelane775/
Neulane775/
Nilanoi775/
Nilanit775/
Neilany774/
Neelana773/
Nelaney773/
Neilane772/
Nelonio772/
Nelaane771/
Netlane771/
Neeloni771/
Nilanip771/
Nelongi771/
Nilgani771/
Nilanni771/
Nilamni771/
Neliane770/
Nelonie770/
Neelanna7120/
Nilahani7112/
Neelange715/
Nithlani711/
Neelanes711/
Nihlaani711/
Neiliana711/
Nelianne711/
Ngelange711/
Neiliane711/
Nailanoi711/
Nelyaner711/
Neslanea711/
Neylanny711/
Neylhane711/
Negliane711/
N'Ylanyi711/
Nhlane676,044/
Nilana6729/
Nelona6714/
Nelone673/
Nyloni672/
Nilane672/
Neylliane671/
Nylana671/
Nilanh671/
Nilanj671/

Nelani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelani in the Hindi language
नेलानीnelani-
Nelani in the Marathi language
नेलनीnelani-
Nelani in the Oriya language
େନଲାନିenalani50
େନଲାନୀenalani36.36
େନଲାଣୀenalani9.09
େନଲାନenalana4.55

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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 Nelani
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