Nelco Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Barbados

Nelco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nelco (542) may also be a first name.

Nelco Last Name Facts

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

Nelco occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelco? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nelco is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Nelco live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 361,930th most numerous forename internationally, held by 542 people.

Nelco is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Nelco is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 67 percent reside, Machakos County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Barbados, where 8 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelcio911/
Nielco911/
Nelko80111/
Nelso8080/
Nelca806/
Nilco804/
Nelcha7383/
Nelkop734/
Nelsoi734/
Nielso732/
Naelso732/
Naelca731/
Noelzo731/
Gnelko731/
Nelkos731/
Neljos731/
Nelsou731/
Nelsoh731/
Nelcia731/
Nlzo672/
Nilchot672/
Nellsop671/
Nelsoit671/
Nilcott670/

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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 Nelco
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