Nelega Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Nelega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3011:66,7048,012
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nelega Last Name Facts

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

Nelega is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelega? popularity and diffusion

It is the 876,631st most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. Nelega occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Nelega live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 66,704. In Romania Nelega is mostly found in: Alba County, where 53 percent live, Hunedoara County, where 47 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 0 percent live. Outside of Romania Nelega occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Nelega Last Name Statistics demography

Nelega earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.08% less than the national average, earning $43,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nealega92358/
Ngelega921/
Noelega921/
Nealaega861/
Nelegach861/
Nolega8314/
Nalega8311/
Nelege833/
Nilega831/
Nelaga831/
Neliga831/
Ngnelegha801/
Nealiga7732/
Noliega7710/
Ngelego774/
Nealaga774/
Ngelege771/
Nolegah771/
Nelegie771/
Nheliga771/
Neleger770/
Nollega770/
Neligais710/
Nelago67212/
Nalaga67174/
Naliga6742/
Naloga6740/
Nelige6716/
Noliga674/
Niliga674/
Nhlego672/
Nolaga671/
Neligi671/
Nilaga670/
Nilege670/

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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 Nelega
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