Nelja Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Nelja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Nelja (407) may also be a first name.
Nelja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nelja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nelja has its highest incidence in Kosovo. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nelja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelja? popularity and diffusion
Nelja is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nelja live; 62 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent live in Albano-Europe. Nelja is also the 427,366th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 407 people.
The last name Nelja is most frequently held in Kosovo, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 310,312. In Kosovo Nelja is primarily concentrated in: District of Pristina, where 50 percent live and District of Prizren, where 50 percent live. Besides Kosovo Nelja exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 15 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neljas | 91 | 8 | / |
| Ngelja | 91 | 4 | / |
| Neljay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Neljaj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nlja | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nelijas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Neljass | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nelsa | 80 | 182 | / |
| Nelza | 80 | 62 | / |
| Nelea | 80 | 53 | / |
| Nelje | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nolja | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nilja | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nelca | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nälja | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nalja | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nelji | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nelcha | 73 | 83 | / |
| Nelsas | 73 | 35 | / |
| Nalija | 73 | 5 | / |
| Neliah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nelsia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Neelsa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nelsah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nelsha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niljay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nelyha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nielza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnelza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neljos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neleai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naelza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nelyea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naljay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nelgia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nilija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neelza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neliji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nelsaai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nalijah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nalujya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nalojja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nlxa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nelleza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nelayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nalljah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nielsea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nilojya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nilijay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelsass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelshat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neslije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nislija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelseau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nealjee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nlza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nelja
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