Nellie Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nellie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nellie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Nellie (134,043) may also be a first name.

Nellie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nellie (Arabic: نليي, Marathi: नेली) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nellie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nellie? popularity and diffusion

Nellie is the 2,168,711th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Nellie live; 28 percent live in Oceania Islands and 26 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nellie is also the 7,772nd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 134,043 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 45 percent are found, Bougainville, where 10 percent are found and East Sepik, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Nellie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

Nellie earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.25% less than the national average, earning R 144,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nellies92209/
Nellier9232/
Noellie9214/
Neellie921/
Niellie921/
Nelli9114,451/
Nelle912,137/
Nelliest861/
Nellis835,456/
Nelles835,373/
Noelle834,590/
Neller832,343/
Nuelle83468/
Nelley83160/
Nillie8380/
Nielle8371/
Nellai8368/
Nielli8355/
Noelli8336/
Nellee8324/
Gnelle8323/
Naelle8318/
Nellez8318/
Nelleh8316/
Nellia8314/
Gnelli8314/
Nellio838/
Nellet837/
Neelli836/
Nnelli834/
Nelloi831/
Nellui831/
Neulle831/
Naelli831/
Nellit831/
Nelliz831/
Nellée831/
Nelliy830/
Nlie8011/
Nlli801/
Nellist77921/
Nillies77277/
Neelley77249/
Nellett77191/
Nelless7771/
Nellayi7728/
Nelloji7719/
Nellich7718/
Nellish7712/
Nellhed773/
Nellerr772/
Nelliss771/
Ngillie771/
Nellaji771/
Nelleji771/
Nuelley771/
Nellesø771/
Ngnelle771/
Nielley771/
Gneller771/
Nillieh771/
Nellech771/
Nellest770/
Nelleus770/
Nelly735,878/
Nölle732,482/
Nella731,966/
Nille73664/
Nilli73193/
Nülle73149/
Nglie7326/
Nellè737/
Nölli734/
Nälli734/
Nellé732/
Nølle732/
Nliie731/
Nllis731/
Nylle731/
Nelliyot7117/
Nelliyat7113/
Nelliyod713/
Geenelle712/
Nillaied712/
Nilliaye710/
Nilles674,523/
Neella67693/
Nöller67675/
Niella67589/
Niller67168/
Nielly67144/
Neelly6774/
Ngilli6770/
Nöllge6762/
Nelloy6749/
Nillio6736/
Nehele6734/
Nellya6729/
Nli6723/
Ngille6723/
Nillis6715/
Nelliyott6711/
Nellay679/
Nillet677/
Nillia676/
Nellou675/
Niolle674/
Nelliyatt673/
Nuulli673/
Gnilli673/
Nilley672/
Nüller672/
Nellly672/
Nillai671/
Nliies671/
Nilleh671/
Néllia671/
Néllis671/
Niolli671/
Nuilli671/
Nellau671/
Ne'eli671/
Ngeele671/
Hnelly671/
Nnelly671/
Nlieyo671/
Nillip671/
Nillit671/

Nellie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nellie in the Marathi language
नेलीneli-
Nellie in the Arabic language
نلييnlyy-

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