Nelim Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nelim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2091:99,37411,757
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nelim (239) may also be a first name.

Nelim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelim (Marathi: नेलीम, Oriya: େନଲୀମ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,035,555th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Nelim live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Nelim is also the 578,640th most common first name on earth, borne by 239 people.

This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 99,374. In Cameroon Nelim is primarily found in: Adamawa Region, where 75 percent are found, West Region, where 14 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Nelim exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neylim9117/
Neelim917/
Naelim915/
Nelime912/
Nalim802,049/
Nelin801,062/
Nolim80593/
Nelem80575/
Nilim8077/
Nylim801/
Nelimova771/
Nelina73701/
Nnolim73495/
Nallim73216/
Neelin73144/
Nehlin73107/
Nelien7382/
Neslin7372/
Nilime7369/
Neylin7356/
Nielin7351/
Nealin7326/
Neling7320/
Nahlim7317/
Netlin7316/
Neleum7310/
Ngelem7310/
Neelem738/
Neilin737/
Neulin737/
Neleme736/
Naalim736/
Ngilim736/
Nelion735/
Neulem733/
Nislim732/
Neilem732/
Neslem732/
Neleem732/
Nileim731/
Nelhem731/
Nelgin731/
Netlem731/
Noliem731/
Nailim731/
Gnilim731/
Nehlem731/
Nesling67178/
Neiling67149/
Nehling67122/
Neeling6772/
Ngelina6769/
Netling6741/
Nealing6720/
Nilheim6718/
Neilinn6716/
Nolheim677/
Neeleem677/
Neylina674/
Nejling673/
Neuhlin673/
Gneleme672/
Nethlin672/
Nealina671/
Nahalim671/
Ngeelin671/
Neeleam671/
Neislin671/
Neilina671/
Neilien671/
Nettlin670/

Nelim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelim in the Marathi language
नेलीमnelima-
Nelim in the Oriya language
େନଲୀମenalima66.67
େନଲିମenalima33.33

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Footnotes

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