Nelison Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nelison Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Neli'.

Nelison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Nelison (963) may also be a first name.

Nelison Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Neli'.

- rafael_silva15

Nelison Last Name Facts

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

Nelison (Russian: Нелисон) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nelison click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelison? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Nelison live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Nelison is also the 259,932nd most common given name on earth, held by 963 people.

The surname Nelison is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Nelison is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 31 percent reside, Minnesota, where 15 percent reside and Arizona, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Nelison is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 12 percent reside.

Nelison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nelison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelison surname expanded 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelison Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nelison earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.65% less than the national average, earning $37,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nelison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelison in the Russian language
Нелисонnelison-

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