Nelsan Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nelsan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelsan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2691:2,851,54487,023
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Nelsan (3,291) may also be a first name.

Nelsan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelsan (Hindi: नेलसन, Marathi: नेलसन, Oriya: େନଲସନ, Russian: Нельсан) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelsan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 899,940th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nelsan reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nelsan is also the 124,733rd most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 3,291 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 2,851,544. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 26 percent are found, Kerala, where 25 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 15 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Nelsan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nelsan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelsan last name decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelsan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nelsan last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelshan9212/
Nielsan922/
Nelsand921/
Nelssan921/
Nelsang921/
Nellsan920/
Nelsgan920/
Nlsan911/
Noelsain864/
Neelsang862/
Nelsaint861/
Nelson83789,353/
Nelsen8310,114/
Nelsén8354/
Nilsan8323/
Nelsam8319/
Neljan831/
Nelsón831/
Nielsen77338,225/
Nielson7719,683/
Nehlsen77914/
Neelsen77438/
Nilsang77411/
Nelsson77253/
Nellson77139/
Nelsone7768/
Nelssen7757/
Nielsén7739/
Neljand7720/
Nellsen7713/
Neelson7710/
Nelsion7710/
Nehlson779/
Nelsonn778/
Neslson778/
Nel'son777/
Nuelsen776/
Nelsong776/
Nelsoon775/
Nelsont775/
Nilsand775/
Gnelson774/
Nelsjon774/
Nelsosn773/
Hnelson773/
Nelsond773/
Nelsojn772/
Nnelson772/
Nelsohn772/
Nelsonq771/
Nilssan771/
Nelhsen771/
Nelsonh771/
Neulsen771/
Neslsen771/
Nelzane771/
Nelsham771/
Nilsian771/
Nelshon771/
Nilsant771/
Neulson770/
Nlson735/
Nielsson71628/
Nielssen71138/
Neelssen718/
Nellssen717/
Nilseang714/
Niellsen713/
D'Nelson713/
Nelsonne712/
Nelljean711/
Nielsein711/
Nielszon711/
Neldjane711/
Nilsaint711/
Noelsson711/
Nelsonbp711/
Nillsang711/
Niellson710/
Nelleson710/
Niehlson710/
Nelchean710/
Nilsen6749,740/
Nilson677,551/
Nilsén67206/
Nelsom67140/
Nlsson6773/
Nélson6749/
Nelzén6748/
Nelzen6737/
Nälsén6734/
Nülsen6722/
Nelzon6720/
Niljan6716/
Nylson6712/
Nleson6711/
Nylsen6711/
Nelcon679/
Nilcan677/
Nelsonová675/
Nelxon673/
Neljon672/
Nelsonova672/
Neelchand671/
Nllsen671/
Nelßon671/
Nilsèn671/
Nèlson671/
Nílsen671/
Nilsam671/
Nellesson670/
Nelsem670/

Nelsan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelsan in the Marathi language
नेलसनnelasana91.81
सनsana4.96
नेसकnesaka0.5
नेलॅसनnelesana0.25
नेलसानnelasana0.25
नेत्सनnetsana0.25
नेसनnesana0.25
नलसनnalasana0.25
नेळसनnelasana0.25
Nelsan in the Hindi language
नेलसनnelasana49.33
नेल्सनnelsana49.33
नेलसानnelasana0.67
Nelsan in the Oriya language
େନଲସନenalasana44.58
େନଲସାନenalasana32.53
େନଲସନ୍enalasan6.02
େନଲ୍ସନ୍enalsan4.82
େନଲ୍ସନenalsana4.82
େନଲ୍ସାନenalsana2.41
େନଲ୍ସାନ୍enalsan1.2
େନଲସାନ୍enalasan1.2
Nelsan in the Russian language
Нельсанnelsan-

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