Nelsa Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Nelsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Colombia301:1,592,46911,125
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nelsa (31,033) may also be a first name.

Nelsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelsa (Russian: Нельса) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelsa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nelsa is the 1,263,456th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Nelsa are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 36 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nelsa is also the 27,193rd most frequent forename at a global level, held by 31,033 people.

The last name Nelsa is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 2,034,603. In Indonesia Nelsa is mostly concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 42 percent are found, Lampung, where 23 percent are found and Jambi, where 12 percent are found. Not including Indonesia it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 34 percent are found and Colombia, where 16 percent are found.

Nelsa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nelsa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nelsa surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelsa Last Name Statistics demography

Nelsa earn a lot more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 37.38% more than the national average, earning $31,188,100 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelsas9135/
Nelsia913/
Neelsa913/
Nelsha912/
Nelsah912/
Nelsaai836/
Nelseha832/
Nelsass831/
Nelshat831/
Nielsea831/
Nelseau831/
Nelsi80130/
Nilsa8092/
Nelso8080/
Nelza8062/
Nelsy8026/
Nelse8019/
Nelja8013/
Nelca806/
Nlsad803/
Nlesa801/
Nlsha801/
Nlssa801/
Neelse73248/
Nelsey73103/
Nelges7386/
Nelcha7383/
Nelcis7356/
Nielse7332/
Nilsai7329/
Nelsis7323/
Nelsih7321/
Nelser7311/
Nilsaz738/
Neljas738/
Nelces737/
Nelsie735/
Nelsoi734/
Nilsap733/
Nelses733/
Nielso732/
Nilsha732/
Naelso732/
Nelssy732/
Nelsei731/
Neelza731/
Gnelza731/
Neljay731/
Nielza731/
Nilsas731/
Neljaj731/
Neljos731/
Neelsi731/
Nelgia731/
Nelsoh731/
Nielsy731/
Nnilsa731/
Nelseh731/
Nelsou731/
Nilsia731/
Naelza731/
Nehlse731/
Nglissa6734/
Nellgis678/
Neelsie677/
Nilsaah675/
Nelleza672/
Nlxa672/
Nlja672/
Nelsier672/
Nilsath671/
Noelsse671/
Neljass671/
Nlsi671/
Nlza671/
Nielseu671/
Neglise671/
Nelsoit671/
Nellsop671/
Nilshad671/
Nillsap671/
Nielssy671/

Nelsa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelsa in the Russian language
Нельсаnelsa-

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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 Nelsa
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