Nelec Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Nelec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2151:176,78524,373
Slovenia301:82,92210,664
Austria141:608,24554,975
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nelec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelec occurs most in Poland. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelec? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nelec is the 980,795th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Nelec live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 176,785. Aside from Poland this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 11 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngelec918/
Nelecz913/
Gnelec911/
Neleck910/
Ngelech8356/
Nieleck8346/
Ngeleac831/
Nieliec831/
Nylec80557/
Neles80251/
Nelek8017/
Nelez8016/
Nelic809/
Nelex806/
Neleg801/
Neiles73160/
Neales73104/
Nielek7388/
Naleck7340/
Nehles7339/
Nelick7336/
Nelych7331/
Nelich7324/
Nielez7311/
Neeles7311/
Ngeleg738/
Ngelek735/
Neilic735/
Neulic734/
Neeleg734/
Nelesh734/
Neleke733/
Netlek731/
Neelyc731/
Nelike731/
Noelek731/
Nelyck731/
Gnelej731/
Nelezk731/
Neleas731/
Nelhes730/
Neleschke710/
Nehlich67209/
Neelesh67133/
Neleigh6733/
Nitlech679/
Nehlick674/
Noëllec673/
Gnelich672/
Neilles672/
Nelegue672/
Ngelesh672/
Neleish671/
Neilhes671/
Neilesh671/
Neleesh671/
Neliegh671/
Ngelegh671/
Ngelekg671/
Neliche671/
Neilick671/
Nelitse671/
Nileche671/
Nealles670/
Nealeas670/

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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 Nelec
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