Neliah Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Neliah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neliah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Neliah (1,422) may also be a first name.

Neliah Last Name Facts

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

Neliah is found most in Mauritius. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Neliah.

How Common Is The Last Name Neliah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Neliah is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Neliah reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. Neliah is also the 206,976th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 1,422 people.

The last name is most frequent in Mauritius, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 646,708. In Mauritius Neliah is most frequent in: Flacq District, where 50 percent live and Plaines Wilhems District, where 50 percent live. Other than Mauritius this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Liberia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naliah8358/
Niliah8310/
Nelgia831/
Nalliah772,125/
Nahliah7747/
Nailiah7710/
Nalijah773/
Nelijas772/
Nelaiya771/
Nelea7353/
Nelja7313/
Nelehach718/
Neelaiya714/
Nalaiyah712/
Nahaliah711/
Nelihaus711/
Nahlia6727/
Naliha6719/
Nallaiyah6712/
Nileah6710/
Neljas678/
Naleah677/
Nalija675/
Ngelja674/
Nelyha671/
Neljay671/
Niliha671/
Nelyea671/
Nilija671/
Nyleah671/

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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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  • 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 Neliah
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