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.

DNA test information

Nelliyan 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
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

Nelliyan is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelliyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nelliyan live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 86 percent live. Aside from India this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Oman, where 7 percent live.

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
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
  • 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 Nelliyan
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