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

Nellah occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nellah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Nellah is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Nellah are found; 20 percent are found in Central Africa and 20 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 555,528th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 257 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Nellah is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon Nellah occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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
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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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