Nellah Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nellah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nellah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nellah (257) may also be a first name.

Nellah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nellah is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nellah? popularity and diffusion

Nellah is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Nellah live; 20 percent live in Central Africa and 20 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nellah is also the 555,528th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 257 people.

Nellah is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noellah9221/
Nellahs922/
Nella911,966/
Nllah911/
Noella836,157/
Nellas832,336/
Neella83693/
Niella83589/
Nillah83106/
Nellai8368/
Nuella8355/
Nellya8329/
Nellia8314/
Nelloh8312/
Nellay839/
Nellat833/
Nellau831/
Naella831/
Gnella831/
Nlah8040/
Nlla804/
Nellias7734/
Nelliat7730/
Nilliah7717/
Niellya775/
Nelleau774/
Ngillah774/
Nellyat772/
Nelliaz771/
Nilla734,742/
Nello73666/
Nlaha731/
Nellhaus7131/
Nelliatt716/
Nellyatt714/
Nillahat711/
Neheliah711/
Nillas673,588/
Niello67331/
Nellos67246/
Nla67228/
Nelley67160/
Noello67140/
Nelloy6749/
Ngilla6748/
Nuello6739/
Neđela6720/
Nillay679/
Nellio678/
Nuulla676/
Nillia676/
Nellou675/
Ngeela674/
Gnilla673/
Gnello673/
Niolla672/
Nillat672/
Nelloi671/
Nillaa671/
Nillai671/
Nillau671/
Néllia671/
Nuilla671/
Nyllas671/
Nilhla671/
Nlacht670/

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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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  • 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 Nellah
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