Nelesa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nelesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
Nelesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nelesa in the Russian language | ||
| Нелеса | nelesa | - |
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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 Nelesa
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