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 occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelayan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Nelayan reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside 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 primarily concentrated in: Bicol, where 44 percent live, Central Luzon, where 44 percent live and Ilocos, where 11 percent live. Apart from The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 38 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
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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