Nellig Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nellig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nellig Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Nellig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nellig is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Nellig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nellig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Nellig is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Nellig reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Nellig is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Nellig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nellig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nellig last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nüllig838/
Nellik832/
Nellix831/
Nlig801/
Ngillig778/
Nellick771/
Nellicks711/
Nellec676/
Nuellec6223/
Nelleke6222/
Noellec6220/
Nljg601/
Nlix601/
Ngeelegh577/
Nluik551/
Nlike551/
Nlegue5015/
Nillek502/
Nyllek501/
Néllec501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nellig
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