Nelissa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nelissa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelissa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nelissa (1,488) may also be a first name.

Nelissa Last Name Facts

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

Nelissa is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nelissa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelissa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Nelissa are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nelissa is also the 201,616th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 1,488 people.

The last name Nelissa is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Nelissa is primarily found in: Johor, where 33 percent are found, Perak, where 33 percent are found and Sarawak, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neilissa931/
Naelissa931/
Noelissa931/
Nelisa92114/
Nelisse86504/
Nelisah8640/
Neliusa864/
Nelisha863/
Nelisis862/
Nalissa862/
Noelisa861/
Gnelitsa8036/
Naliessa801/
Neelisha801/
Nelessah801/
Nalisa771,012/
Nolisa7769/
Nelisi7758/
Neliza7741/
Nelysa777/
Nelesa774/
Nilisa771/
Neliso771/
Neileisia751/
Ngelesa71401/
Nélisse7145/
Nilisse7115/
Nalisah7113/
Nilisaz719/
Nelessi717/
Nalisha717/
Nilisha716/
Nelusah715/
Nalussa714/
Neelise713/
Nolisah713/
Nelishe712/
Nnolisa712/
Nelitse711/
Nahlisa711/
Nalessa711/
Nilisia711/
Nelizza711/
Nelysha711/
Nelysia711/
Nelisio711/
Nislisa711/
Nēliusa711/
Nailisa711/
Nelycia711/
Ngelesha67207/
Hnelytsa67159/
Gnilitsa6763/
Neliszer6749/
Nelisher6710/
Ngilissi673/
Neilicia671/
Ngelessy671/
Ngelesse671/
Neelishe671/
Neelesha671/

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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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  • 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 Nelissa
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