Nelda Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Nelda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4671:283,18925,442
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guam11:160,1214,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Nelda (54,934) may also be a first name.

Nelda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelda (Arabic: نيلكا, Hindi: नेल्दा, Russian: Нельда) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nelda.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 619,831st most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,692,633 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nelda live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nelda is also the 17,062nd most frequent forename globally It is held by 54,934 people.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 467 people, or 1 in 283,189. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Sumatra, where 50 percent reside, Riau, where 25 percent reside and West Java, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noelda9132/
Nielda9110/
Neldah911/
Nelday911/
Neldai911/
Nlda891/
Noellda831/
Neldi80494/
Nelde80338/
Nilda80202/
Neldy8053/
Neldo809/
Nelder73936/
Neldis7329/
Nellde734/
Neldje734/
Neldhi733/
Nieldo732/
Neldes731/
N'Ldah731/
Neeldo731/
Neltdi731/
Neldys731/
Neeldy731/
Nildau730/
N'Ledea6713/
Neelder672/
Nldy672/
Nldo671/
Neeldes671/

Nelda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelda in the Hindi language
नेल्दाnelda-
Nelda in the Russian language
Нельдаnelda-
Nelda in the Arabic language
نيلكاnylka-

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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 Nelda
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