Neleh Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Neleh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Neleh (46) may also be a first name.
Neleh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neleh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Neleh is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Neleh.
How Common Is The Last Name Neleh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Neleh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Neleh reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Neleh is also the 1,484,914th most frequent given name internationally, held by 46 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 314,895. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 86 percent reside, Bong County, where 7 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Liberia Neleh is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and Israel, where 5 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Neleh
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