Nelliyan Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Nelliyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelliyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India141:54,790,384527,769
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Nelliyan (10) may also be a first name.

Nelliyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelliyan occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nelliyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelliyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Nelliyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nelliyan are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The surname Nelliyan is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 86 percent are found. Apart from India it is found in one country. It is also common in Oman, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelliayan941/
Nelliyen886/
Nellijan880/
Nellyen802/
Nellien801/
Nillien671/
Nlayang671/
Nillaun671/
Nloin6228/
Nlayon572/
Nlayong531/
Nilloung501/

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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 Nelliyan
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