Nelisi Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Niue

Nelisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niue11:1,614145

Nelisi (222) may also be a first name.

Nelisi Last Name Facts

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

Nelisi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nelisi is the 2,530,696th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Nelisi reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nelisi is also the 605,116th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 222 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,128,702. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 40 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 19 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in American Samoa, where 14 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

Nelisi Last Name Statistics demography

Nelisi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.64% less than the national average, earning R 55,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neliusi924/
Nelisis922/
Nalisi83354/
Nolisi83117/
Nelisa83114/
Nelesi836/
Nelusi832/
Nilisi832/
Neligi831/
Neliji831/
Nelisse77504/
Nelessi777/
Ngilisi776/
Noelise776/
Nelissa776/
Neliuse773/
Nelisha773/
Neelise773/
Nelishe772/
Nhlaisi771/
Nelitse771/
Nnelesi771/
Neeligi771/
Neliszer7149/
Ngilishi7121/
Nelisher7110/
Ngilissi713/
Neilissa711/
Neelisha711/
Neelishe711/
Nalusi6781/
Neliza6741/
Nelischer6741/
Nelezi6722/
Nelige6716/
Nelese6714/
Nalise6712/
Nelice678/
Nelysa677/
Nelesa674/
Nilesi673/
Nolusi673/
Neluse672/
Niligi672/
Nolise672/
Nilisa671/
Niliji671/
Nilici671/
Neelishet671/
Neelisett671/
Nalizi671/

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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 Nelisi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis