Nelisiwe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Nelisiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelisiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nelisiwe (58,722) may also be a first name.

Nelisiwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelisiwe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelisiwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nelisiwe is the 6,063,924th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Nelisiwe is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Nelisiwe live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nelisiwe is also the 16,149th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 58,722 people.

Nelisiwe is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Nelisiwe is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 67 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent live. Apart from South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nelisse80504/
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Nelis774,943/
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Nealis711,490/
Nelius71771/
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Neelse71248/
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Neilis7159/
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Nelice718/
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Knelis715/
Nelios714/
Nalsie714/
Nelasawee714/
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Neylis712/
Newlassie712/
Nelihs712/
Nilisi712/
Neluse712/
Nelies712/
Nolise712/
Nelusi712/
Nyelis712/
Neelsi711/
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Nelose711/
Neluis711/
Gnelis711/
Nelsue711/
Nelseh711/
Nehlse711/
Nelzie711/
N'Yelisse711/
Niels-Uwe711/
Neliso711/
Nelwes710/
Nelsoe710/
Neilse710/
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Nwolise67189/
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Nyeliso6775/
Neliyus6752/
Nélisse6745/
Nelisah6740/
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Nwalisi6729/
Neillis6727/
Newalis6717/
Nilisse6715/
Neleseh6715/
Nielius6714/
Nwalise6714/
Nhlaise6710/
Naliasi678/
Noliasi678/
Nyelese678/
Knelias677/
Nelessi677/
Kneliss677/
Nelissa676/
Newulis676/
Nyelisa676/
Nellsye674/
Neyliss674/
Neliusa674/
Nwelase674/
Nyelosi674/
Neelesi673/
Neliuss673/
Nellisa672/
Nellios672/
Nalwisi672/
Noellis672/
Neelasewee672/
Nelliss671/
Nelasiy671/
Nayelis671/
Nealice671/
Nealius671/
Neilius671/
Nullisi671/
Nalisse671/
Nalusie671/
Naluswe671/
Nelassi671/
Neliyas671/
Nelossi671/
Noelisa671/
Noelius671/
Noelsse671/
Nnelesi671/
Niellis671/
Nielsea671/
Nyliswa671/
Nyalisi671/
Nhlaisi671/
Nelseau671/
Neulese671/
Nlsi671/
Nlsw671/
Noalise671/
Nielseu671/
Neilies670/
Neilsse670/
Neilsey670/
Nellice670/
Nowelis670/
Naleshewe5910/

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