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

The surname Nelly (Arabic: نيللى, Hindi: नेली, Marathi: नेली) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Nélly. Click here for other potential spellings of Nelly.

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

The surname is the 82,447^th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,239,800 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Nelly reside; 27 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 25 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nelly is also the 1,019^th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 910,410 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,459 people, or 1 in 90,644. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Sumatra, where 17 percent are found, Riau, where 15 percent are found and North Sumatra, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name is found in 122 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Nelly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Nelly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelly last name increased 316 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 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 those holding the Nelly last name are 5.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.54% being registered with the 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.