Nelesi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Nelesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nelesi (438) may also be a first name.
Nelesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nelesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nelesi is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelesi? popularity and diffusion
Nelesi is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Nelesi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Nelesi are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nelesi is also the 409,668th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 438 people.
Nelesi is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Nelesi is most frequent in: Isingiro District, where 33 percent live, Kasese District, where 33 percent live and Kyenjojo District, where 33 percent live. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 17 percent live.
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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 Nelesi
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