Nelayan Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Nelayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nelayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nelayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nelayan is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nelayan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nelayan is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Nelayan occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Nelayan live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
Nelayan is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 11,248,691. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Bicol, where 44 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 44 percent reside and Ilocos, where 11 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngelayan | 93 | 7 | / |
| Noelayan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nilayan | 86 | 342 | / |
| Nalayan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Neloyan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nelayam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Neliyan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nolayan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nallayan | 80 | 67 | / |
| Neeliyan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Neelayam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nelain | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nelean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nilayon | 71 | 203 | / |
| Nilayam | 71 | 54 | / |
| Neleyon | 71 | 11 | / |
| Naliyan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Naleyan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Niliyan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nilajan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naloyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nolajan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nalaian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naluyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nalayon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nalaain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nolayin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nelajun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nelausen | 67 | 97 | / |
| Nilhajan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neleyong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelajina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nujlajan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neeliyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nallajan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nelayan
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