Nelon Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Nelon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6091:595,17148,535
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Nelon (356) may also be a first name.

Nelon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelon (Marathi: नेलॉन, Oriya: େନେଲାନ, Russian: Нельон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 494,499th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,909,500 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Nelon are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nelon is also the 461,707th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 356 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 609 people, or 1 in 595,171. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 35 percent live, North Carolina, where 34 percent live and South Carolina, where 3 percent live. Apart from The United States Nelon is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Nelon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nelon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelon surname expanded 937 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Nelon are 34.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.08% being registered with the party.

Nelon earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $42,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nealon914,566/
Neylon912,270/
Neilon91686/
Neelon91365/
Neslon91130/
Nelong9199/
Naelon9142/
Nelosn9115/
Neulon919/
Nelgon915/
Nelion915/
Nelone913/
Noelon912/
Ngelon912/
Neloon912/
Neloin911/
Nelomn911/
Nelond911/
Nielon911/
Neloun911/
Nelhon911/
Nealond8322/
Neilond8311/
Neillon835/
Neaslon831/
Neyloon831/
Neislon831/
Nealyon831/
Neilhon831/
Nelione831/
Nelongq831/
Nelyong831/
Neulion831/
Ngnelon831/
Nalon802,847/
Nilon80846/
Nelan80584/
Nelom80483/
Nolon80374/
Nylon80175/
Ngnelong7710/
Nelonova772/
Neislohn771/
Netillon771/
Neaslone770/
Nettleon770/
Neilan731,813/
Nailon731,538/
Neylan73831/
Naylon73609/
Neloum73434/
Nilong73395/
Nalion73389/
Nelane73382/
Nallon73246/
Neelan73210/
Neland73179/
Nelund7373/
Nilgon7366/
Nelyan7364/
Nelang7363/
Nealan7345/
Nielan7342/
Neslan7338/
Nelian7321/
Nyleon7321/
Niolon7319/
Nelung7317/
Nilion739/
Ngilon738/
Noelan738/
Nahlon738/
Nelaan737/
Nehlan735/
Nollon734/
Nilone734/
Naloon734/
Neulan733/
Nislon733/
Nuylon733/
Ngelan733/
Nalhon732/
Nilhon732/
Neelom732/
Niloin731/
Nelhan731/
Nuilon731/
Nalohn731/
Nolion731/
Neleun731/
Nehlom731/
Netlan731/
Nhalon731/
Gnilon731/
Nealom730/
Nilond730/
Noloin730/
Nitlon730/
Nelumn730/
Neylun730/
Neylonova7113/
Ngneslong714/
Neyland671,878/
Netland671,139/
Naillon67800/
Neiland67716/
Neeland67632/
Nesland67550/
Neslund67337/
Noilong67182/
Nealand67176/
Neelang6775/
Nejlund6745/
Nejland6722/
Nahalon6720/
Gnelyan6713/
Nnelang6713/
Neelian6710/
Ngeluun679/
Neelane678/
Nnelane678/
Neelund676/
Neilian675/
Nilyong673/
Neilane672/
Nallion672/
Neillan671/
Nallyon671/
N'Gelan671/
Neelann671/
Nayllon671/
Neylund671/
Nelandt671/
Naylong671/
Nelaane671/
Neiloum671/
Netlane671/
Ngilion671/
Naaloun671/
Gnelang671/
Gnilion671/
Naelyan671/
Nalohyn671/
Neloumngue671/
Nilhong671/
Neliane670/
Neilant670/
Nealund670/
Nehland670/
Nuislon670/

Nelon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelon in the Oriya language
େନେଲାନenelana-
Nelon in the Marathi language
नेलॉनnelona50
नेलसनnelasana50
Nelon in the Russian language
Нельонnelon-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nelon
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