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Where Does The Last Name Nelly Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Nelly (Arabic: نيللى, Hindi: नेली, Marathi: नेली) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Nélly. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelly? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Nelly is the 82,447^th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,239,800 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Nelly are found; 27 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 25 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,019^th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 910,410 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,459 people, or 1 in 90,644. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Sumatra, where 17 percent live, Riau, where 15 percent live and North Sumatra, where 11 percent live. Beside Indonesia Nelly is found in 122 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Nelly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Nelly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 316 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nelly Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nelly surname is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (63%) in Lebanon and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Nelly are 5.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nelly earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 41.79% less than the national average, earning $13,215,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 6.3% less than the national average, earning $40,429 USD per year.