Nellam Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nellam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nellam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India551:13,946,643236,652
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neellam9217/
Nellhamn861/
Nellan83170/
Nellom8352/
Nillam8350/
Nlam80119/
Nellang7719/
Nellian7714/
Nilliam777/
Nelland772/
Nillamm772/
Nellann770/
Nellane770/
Nliam73377/
Nlame7314/
Nllan732/
Nelliang71159/
Nellon67263/
Nillan6748/
Nillom672/
Nhlame671/

Nellam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nellam in the Marathi language
नीलमnilama-
Nellam in the Hindi language
नीलमnilama80
नेल्लमnellama20

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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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