Nellam Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Nellam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Nellam (67) may also be a first name.
Nellam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nellam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nellam (Hindi: नीलम, Marathi: नीलम) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nellam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,530,696th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Nellam is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Nellam reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nellam is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 67 people.
Nellam is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 13,946,643. In India Nellam is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 58 percent live, Telangana, where 40 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Nellam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nellam has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Nellam last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nellam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nellam in the Marathi language | ||
| नीलम | nilama | - |
| Nellam in the Hindi language | ||
| नीलम | nilama | 80 |
| नेल्लम | nellama | 20 |
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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 Nellam
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