Nelese Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nelese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Nelese (10) may also be a first name.

Nelese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelese is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelese? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nelese is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nelese reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nelese is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 225,840. In Lesotho Nelese is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 89 percent live and Qacha's Nek District, where 11 percent live. Aside from Lesotho it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live and Belgium, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngelese92153/
Neleseh9215/
Neulese921/
Neleser920/
Neles91251/
Ngelesse861/
Nieles831,168/
Neiles83160/
Neales83104/
Ngeles8387/
Nelges8386/
Nehles8339/
Neeles8311/
Netles8311/
Nylese8311/
Nelase836/
Nelesi836/
Nelesh834/
Nelesa834/
Nelege833/
Neules832/
Nelies832/
Nolese832/
Nelose831/
Neleas831/
Neleze831/
Nesles831/
Nalese831/
Nelhes830/
Nelest830/
Neilse830/
Nettles7714,176/
Nelisse77504/
Neelesh77133/
Nilesse7714/
Ngeleze778/
Nelessi777/
Neetles776/
Noelise776/
Neilser775/
Ngilese774/
Nettlse773/
Neelise773/
Neledje773/
Neilles772/
Ngelesh772/
Niehles772/
Nealjee771/
Nethles771/
Neilesh771/
Neleesh771/
Nahlese771/
Nelegie771/
Nealess771/
Ngeless771/
Nnelesi771/
Neleish771/
Neliase771/
Nelitse771/
Nalesse771/
Neilhes771/
Neilies770/
Neilsse770/
Nealles770/
Neilsey770/
Nealeas770/
Nealeus770/
Neleger770/
Neeless770/
Niles7319,689/
Nelis734,943/
Neils731,316/
Neuls73944/
Neals73627/
Nyles7379/
Nelez7316/
Nlege736/
Nelex736/
Nelys732/
Nalse731/
Ngeleshi71510/
Neeley's718/
Neeleesh711/
Neelesha711/
Nettless711/
Nettlets711/
Nelesova711/
Neillies711/
Nehlhose711/
Ngelessy711/
Gnelezie711/
Ngellesh711/
Ngilesea711/
Nilges671,963/
Nilesh671,513/
Nealis671,490/
Nuyles67880/
Nailes67461/
Noiles67425/
Neelis67361/
Nayles67161/
Nelisa67114/
Noyles6769/
Neilis6759/
Nelisi6758/
Nihles6744/
Najles6743/
Nilest6738/
Nalase6729/
Nolose6728/
Nalose6726/
Neelys6725/
Nelezi6722/
Nelasy6716/
Nelige6716/
Neills6714/
Ngelesaia6713/
Nilase6712/
Nalise6712/
Netlis6712/
Nioles6711/
Nielez6711/
Neihls6710/
Netels679/
Nelice678/
Neulis677/
Nelysa677/
Nilose674/
Neulls674/
Nelios674/
Nolase674/
Ngelis673/
Neahls673/
Nielis673/
Nealls673/
Nilesi673/
Nelish673/
Nelecz673/
Nuiles673/
Nilees673/
Neylis672/
Nelihs672/
Nyleus672/
Nolise672/
Nalsey671/
Neelisett671/
Nehels671/
Nettls671/
Nelais671/
Neluis671/
Gnelis671/
Nelaze671/
Neslis671/
Nilies671/
Nysels671/
Nylesh671/
Netleship670/
Nisles670/
Nilege670/
Nileus670/
Nicels670/
Nelist670/
Neallezer670/

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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 Nelese
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