Nelim Surname
Approximately 243 people bear this surname
Nelim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 209 | 1:99,374 | 11,757 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neylim | 91 | 17 | / |
| Neelim | 91 | 7 | / |
| Naelim | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nelime | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nalim | 80 | 2,049 | / |
| Nelin | 80 | 1,062 | / |
| Nolim | 80 | 593 | / |
| Nelem | 80 | 575 | / |
| Nilim | 80 | 77 | / |
| Nylim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nelimova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nelina | 73 | 701 | / |
| Nnolim | 73 | 495 | / |
| Nallim | 73 | 216 | / |
| Neelin | 73 | 144 | / |
| Nehlin | 73 | 107 | / |
| Nelien | 73 | 82 | / |
| Neslin | 73 | 72 | / |
| Nilime | 73 | 69 | / |
| Neylin | 73 | 56 | / |
| Nielin | 73 | 51 | / |
| Nealin | 73 | 26 | / |
| Neling | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nahlim | 73 | 17 | / |
| Netlin | 73 | 16 | / |
| Neleum | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ngelem | 73 | 10 | / |
| Neelem | 73 | 8 | / |
| Neilin | 73 | 7 | / |
| Neulin | 73 | 7 | / |
| Neleme | 73 | 6 | / |
| Naalim | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngilim | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nelion | 73 | 5 | / |
| Neulem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nislim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Neilem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Neslem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Neleem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nileim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nelhem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nelgin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Netlem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noliem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nailim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnilim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nehlem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nesling | 67 | 178 | / |
| Neiling | 67 | 149 | / |
| Nehling | 67 | 122 | / |
| Neeling | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ngelina | 67 | 69 | / |
| Netling | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nealing | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nilheim | 67 | 18 | / |
| Neilinn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nolheim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Neeleem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Neylina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nejling | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neuhlin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gneleme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nethlin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nealina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahalim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeelin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neeleam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neislin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neilina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neilien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nettlin | 67 | 0 | / |
Nelim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nelim in the Marathi language | ||
| नेलीम | nelima | - |
| Nelim in the Oriya language | ||
| େନଲୀମ | enalima | 66.67 |
| େନଲିମ | enalima | 33.33 |
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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 Nelim
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