Nelo Surname

37,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Nelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola6,3101:4,277620
Venezuela5,5901:5,403666
South Africa4231:128,08015,034
Pakistan3041:587,6449,447
Mexico2541:488,6868,862
Brazil1911:1,120,80839,127
Indonesia1751:755,71057,892
Portugal1701:61,2843,295
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Ivory Coast661:349,56412,508
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
Philippines631:1,606,956108,100
Albania621:47,0016,300
Solomon Islands501:11,6012,083
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Finland91:610,74534,002
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
England61:9,286,343223,652
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
France31:22,140,907385,998
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Nélo (1) are calculated separately.

Nelo (10,068) may also be a first name.

Nelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelo (Hindi: नेलो, Marathi: नेलो, Russian: Нело) occurs more in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Nélo. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nelo.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,523rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 519,352 people. Nelo occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Nelo are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Nelo is also the 60,967th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 10,068 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Angola, where it is borne by 6,310 people, or 1 in 4,277. Barring Angola it exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 40 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Nelo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nelo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nelo surname rose 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nelo last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nelo last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Nelo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.78% less than the national average, earning R 81,324 per year; in United States they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning $48,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.84% more than the national average, earning $63,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nélo921/
Neloy893,338/
Ngelo891,228/
Nielo891,132/
Neelo891,127/
Neslo89312/
Nelio89300/
Neilo89136/
Neylo8993/
Nelos8976/
Neloj8933/
Nelot8918/
Nnelo8917/
Noelo8916/
Nelgo8913/
Nelou8911/
Gnelo8910/
Neloi895/
Naelo894/
Nealo894/
Neulo894/
Nelyo893/
Neluo892/
Neloo892/
Nehlo891/
Hnelo891/
Nelop891/
Netlo891/
Neeloy80360/
Neglio80106/
Neilio8078/
Neillo8046/
Nnaelo8032/
Neuloh8024/
Gnelou8014/
Ngelio8013/
Ngello8012/
Nealyo807/
Neeloo807/
Noelio805/
Nelios804/
Nelous803/
Nielou802/
Ngnelo802/
Naelho802/
Neyloa801/
Neilou801/
Nelott801/
Nealou801/
Nelyoh801/
Neliot801/
Neslos801/
Netlot801/
Neilos801/
Nehlod801/
Neileo801/
Nelout801/
Neulio801/
Neelot801/
Ngeloo801/
Nelhou801/
Naelyo801/
Neelos800/
Naeloh800/
Neiloy800/
Nealos800/
Nealoy800/
Neloud800/
Naeloy800/
Nilo7512,262/
Nela757,386/
Nalo754,611/
Nolo751,697/
Nhlo753/
Nylo752/
Nleo751/
Nesello73405/
Nealous7388/
D'Ngelo736/
Netluop731/
Neilhou731/
Nesillo731/
Naheelo731/
Nnealio731/
Nehlouh731/
Neilous730/
Nettlos730/
Niloy6730,571/
Neela6716,531/
Noela677,059/
Ngela673,511/
Neila671,681/
Nollo671,139/
Ngilo67645/
Nyolo67606/
Gnilo67552/
Nallo67434/
Netla67414/
Nelha67346/
Niloh67306/
Nalio67275/
Naela67257/
Naylo67252/
Nelas67247/
Nailo67230/
Nelia67225/
Niloo67209/
Nahlo67197/
Hnilo67195/
Naalo67182/
Nilos67176/
Neala67159/
Nelga67144/
Gnela67122/
Neyla67112/
Nolio67105/
Noloh6789/
Naloi6771/
Nilio6762/
Niela6748/
Neasloss6746/
Niolo6739/
Nelya6738/
Nilou6734/
Neula6734/
Nelah6731/
Neisloss6728/
Naloo6725/
Nnalo6723/
Nilho6723/
Nehla6722/
Nejla6720/
Nelap6720/
Nnela6717/
Naluo6716/
Nnolo6715/
Nélio6713/
Nesla6712/
Naloy6710/
Nijlo6710/
Nessello678/
Niluo678/
Nelau676/
Nilot675/
Naloh675/
Nelaa674/
Nhela674/
Noelâ674/
Noloy674/
Naloj673/
Nilod673/
Neleu673/
Nelad673/
Niloi672/
Nelat672/
Najlo672/
Niloa672/
Nholo672/
Nehehlod672/
Nhilo671/
Nèlio671/
Noloi671/
Noloj671/
Nhalo671/
Niloś671/
Nislo671/
Ñielo671/
Geengelo671/
Nhlou671/
Nylod671/
Noloo671/

Nelo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelo in the Marathi language
नेलोnelo-
Nelo in the Hindi language
नेलोnelo50
नीलोnilo50
Nelo in the Russian language
Нелоnelo-

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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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  • 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 Nelo
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