Nelesa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nelesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nelesa (92) may also be a first name.

Nelesa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelesa (Russian: Нелеса) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelesa? popularity and diffusion

Nelesa is the 8,968,613th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Nelesa are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nelesa is also the 992,070th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 92 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngelesa92401/
Ngelesha86207/
Nelessah861/
Neelesha861/
Nelisa83114/
Nelese8314/
Nalesa8313/
Nelysa837/
Nelasa833/
Nelosa831/
Ngelesaia8013/
Neileisia801/
Ngeleza771,061/
Ngelese77153/
Nalesha7741/
Nelisah7740/
Neleseh7715/
Ngeleso7711/
Nilesha7710/
Nelessi777/
Nelissa776/
Neilsat774/
Nilesay773/
Nelisha773/
Nelleza772/
Nelesio772/
Nnelesi771/
Noelisa771/
Nalessa771/
Neelasa771/
Neilsha771/
Nelossa771/
Nielasa771/
Naleesa771/
Neulese771/
Nelysha771/
Nelysia771/
Nealeza771/
Nalesza771/
Neleser770/
Nalsa7394/
Nolsa734/
Nleza733/
Ngeleshi71510/
Hnelytsa71159/
Gnelitsa7136/
Neelassa714/
Naliessa711/
Naelissa711/
Neilissa711/
Ngilesea711/
Nielassa711/
Noelissa711/
N'Geleza711/
Ngelessy711/
Ngelesse711/
Ngelesho711/
Ngilesha711/
Nileysha711/
Neelisha711/
Nalasa671,146/
Nalisa671,012/
Nolisa6769/
Nelisi6758/
Nilasa6750/
Naleso6748/
Neliza6741/
Nelezi6722/
Nhleza6721/
Nalysa6713/
Nylese6711/
Nelyja679/
Nelice678/
Naleza675/
Nolasa673/
Nalosa672/
Nilisa671/
Nalsah671/
Neilso671/
Nolosa671/
Noleza671/
Nalsai671/
Nelaso671/
Neleze671/
Nelica671/
Nilosa671/
Neliso671/
Netleship670/
Nealso670/
Nolssa670/
Neilse670/
Nalsay670/

Nelesa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelesa in the Russian language
Нелесаnelesa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nelesa
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