Nelka Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Nelka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1601:237,55530,437
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
India231:33,350,669396,143
Albania51:582,81119,572
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Nelka (3,937) may also be a first name.

Nelka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelka (Hindi: नेल्का, Russian: Нелька) is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 935,326th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Nelka is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Nelka live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Nelka is also the 111,534th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 3,937 people.

It is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 237,555. Barring Poland this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Nelka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nelka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelka last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nelka are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Nelka earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $44,884 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naelka9111/
Gnelka911/
Nlka891/
Neelkad831/
Nelke801,902/
Nelki80222/
Nelko80111/
Nleka8084/
Nilka8030/
Nelky806/
Nelca806/
Nelqa803/
Nylka801/
Noelke73551/
Nelkie7358/
N'Leka7334/
Hnylka7333/
Hnilka7330/
Nielke735/
Nelkop734/
Gnelko731/
Nillka731/
Naelky731/
Nelkos731/
Naelca731/
Noelki730/
Nilkuha6773/
Noelcke6730/
Nylkasz672/
Nlki671/
Nelcker670/

Nelka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelka in the Hindi language
नेल्काnelka-
Nelka in the Russian language
Нелькаnelka-

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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 Nelka
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