Nelsy Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Nelsy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelsy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nelsy (28,948) may also be a first name.

Nelsy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelsy occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelsy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nelsy is the 3,882,373rd most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Nelsy live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 28,672nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 28,948 people.

The last name Nelsy is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 11,020,766. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: South Sulawesi, where 100 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 15 percent reside and Haiti, where 15 percent reside.

Nelsy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nelsy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelsy last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelsey91103/
Nelssy912/
Nielsy911/
Nielssy831/
Nelzy80515/
Nelsa80182/
Nelcy80142/
Nelsi80130/
Nelse8019/
Neelse73248/
Nelges7386/
Nelcis7356/
Nielse7332/
Nelsis7323/
Nelsih7321/
Nelser7311/
Nelces737/
Noelcy737/
Nelsie735/
Nelsoi734/
Neelsa733/
Nelses733/
Nelsha732/
Nelseh731/
Neljay731/
Nelgey731/
Nelcey731/
Nehlse731/
Nelsei731/
Neelsi731/
Nilsey730/
Nellgis678/
Neelsie677/
Nelsaai676/
Nelsier672/
Nelseha672/
Nielseu671/
Nelsoit671/
Nlsi671/
Nielsea671/
Noelsse671/
Neglise671/

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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 Nelsy
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