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

Nelsan (Hindi: नेलसन, Marathi: नेलसन, Oriya: େନଲସନ, Russian: Нельсан) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelsan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 899,940th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name Nelsan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nelsan are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 124,733rd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 3,291 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 2,851,544. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 26 percent are found, Kerala, where 25 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 15 percent are found. Besides India this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nelsan last name fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelsan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally 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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