Nelsie Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nelsie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelsie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Nelsie (5,453) may also be a first name.

Nelsie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelsie is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelsie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Nelsie reside; 60 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 91,023rd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 5,453 people.

The last name Nelsie is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 33 percent reside, East New Britain, where 33 percent reside and Madang, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and China, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neelsie927/
Nelsier922/
Nelsi91130/
Nelse9119/
Neelse83248/
Nelsey83103/
Nielse8332/
Nelsye8328/
Nelsis8323/
Nelsih8321/
Nelser8311/
Nelsoi834/
Nelses833/
Nehlse831/
Nelseh831/
Neelsi831/
Nelsei831/
Nelzie831/
Nlsi801/
Nelsaai776/
Nellsye774/
Nelseha772/
Nielseu771/
Nielsea771/
Noelsse771/
Nilsier771/
Neglise771/
Nelsoit771/
Nelsa73182/
Nelge73117/
Nelzi73108/
Nelci7379/
Nelce7358/
Nilsi7343/
Nelgi7327/
Nelje7327/
Nelsy7326/
Nilse7323/
Nelji732/
Nlese731/
Nélsi731/
Nelze731/
Nülse731/
Nelges6786/
Nelcis6756/
Nelchi6749/
Nilses6742/
Nilsai6729/
Nilser6712/
Neltje6710/
Nelces677/
Nelger677/
Neldje674/
Neldji674/
Nelche674/
Nälser673/
Neelsa673/
Noelce672/
Nelsha672/
Nelssy672/
Nilset671/
Nilsee671/
Niljie671/
Nelcey671/
Nelgey671/
Nelzer671/
Nielsy671/
Nellce670/
Nilsey670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nelsie
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