Nelle Surname

196,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nelle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9351:86,10210,880
United States4111:881,89566,754
France2521:263,58240,616
Cameroon2351:88,37910,660
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Poland571:666,82057,730
India401:19,176,635286,670
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Nellè (7) & Nellé (2) are calculated separately.

Nelle (4,309) may also be a first name.

Nelle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelle (Russian: Нелле) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Nellè or Nellé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 196,194th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,410,176 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Nelle are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 105,385th most common given name in the world It is held by 4,309 people.

The last name Nelle is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 935 people, or 1 in 86,102. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent are found, Hesse, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Nelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nelle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 856 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nelle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nelle surname are 16.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.73% registered with the party.

Nelle earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.53% more than the national average, earning $46,829 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nellè937/
Nellé932/
Nelles915,373/
Noelle914,590/
Neller912,343/
Nuelle91468/
Nelley91160/
Neille91132/
Nellie9176/
Nielle9171/
Nhelle9127/
Nellee9124/
Gnelle9123/
Naelle9118/
Nellez9118/
Nelleh9116/
Nellet917/
Nealle911/
Neulle911/
Nellée911/
Nele891,675/
Neelley83249/
Nellett83191/
Nelless8371/
Noellie8314/
Nellhed833/
Nellerr832/
Neellie831/
Niellie831/
Nuelley831/
Nellesø831/
Ngnelle831/
Nielley831/
Gneller831/
Nellech831/
Nellest830/
Neill8032,863/
Neale8027,620/
Nelli8014,451/
Nelly805,878/
Nölle802,482/
Nella801,966/
Neall80911/
Nille80664/
Neele80647/
Gnele80238/
Nesle80187/
Neile80176/
Nülle80149/
Nnele8042/
Nhele8037/
Neyle8035/
Ngell8025/
Neull802/
Nølle802/
Netll801/
Nelhe801/
Nylle801/
'Nele801/
Geenelle772/
Nle75112/
Nellis735,456/
Nilles734,523/
Neella73693/
Nöller73675/
Niella73589/
Nicell73301/
Niller73168/
N'Nele73164/
Nielly73144/
Naille73124/
Nillie7380/
Neelly7374/
Nellai7368/
Nöllge7362/
Nisell7356/
Nielli7355/
Nelloy7349/
Noelli7336/
Nehele7334/
Nellya7329/
Ngille7323/
Nellia7314/
Nytell7314/
Gnelli7314/
Nellay739/
Nellio738/
Nillet737/
Neelli736/
Noille736/
Näsell736/
Ångell736/
Nitell735/
Nnelli734/
Netell734/
Niolle734/
'Neile734/
Nätell733/
Nilley732/
Nüller732/
Nellly732/
N'Eile731/
Nelloi731/
Nellui731/
Gneill731/
Nilleh731/
Nneale731/
Naelli731/
Naylle731/
Nellit731/
Nelliz731/
Ngnele731/
Ngeele731/
Hnelly731/
Neilhe731/
Nnelly731/
Nelliy730/
Nesell730/
Neasle730/
Neisle730/
Neslhe730/
Neal67147,864/
Neil6736,046/
Nile6714,394/
Ngel671,720/
Nellist67921/
Neul67627/
Nlep67381/
Nellaya67213/
Nettell67206/
Nelh67113/
Nlet6787/
Neyl6774/
Nessell6740/
Nissell6738/
Nlee6725/
Nhel6724/
Nellich6718/
Nled6716/
Nichell6715/
Nellish6712/
Nõel6712/
Nleh6711/
Njehele679/
Nejl678/
Nåle678/
Nles677/
Nhle677/
Nley676/
Niellya675/
Nlla674/
Netl674/
N'Gnele673/
Nilless672/
N'Le672/
Nelliss671/
Nechell671/
D'Nelly671/
Nooeele671/
Nlli671/
Nehelly671/
Nillieh671/
Nllj671/
Nlez671/
Nillett670/
Naysell670/
Noisell670/
Nislley670/
Gnillet670/

Nelle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelle in the Russian language
Неллеnelle-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nelle
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