Nelsoni Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nelsoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelsoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1331:398,05728,212
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nelsoni (368) may also be a first name.

Nelsoni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelsoni (Georgian: ნელსონი) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelsoni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,518,885th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nelsoni are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 453,251st most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 368 people.

The last name Nelsoni is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 398,057. In Tanzania Nelsoni is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 56 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 38 percent reside and Singida Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Georgia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelsone8668/
Nelsona8610/
Nelsony865/
Nelsoné861/
Nelsonh861/
Neelsani803/
Nelsonne802/
Nelsoney802/
Neelchoni751/
Nelsosnes750/
Nelsana719/
Nilsone711/
Nilsonne6720/
Nilsanit6711/
Nelsiana673/
Nilssone671/
Neldjoune631/
Nilsana571/
Nelzane571/
Neldjane531/

Nelsoni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelsoni in the Georgian language
ნელსონიnelsoni-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nelsoni
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