Nelton Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nelton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Nelton (12,166) may also be a first name.

Nelton Last Name Facts

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

Nelton (Marathi: नेलटन, Russian: Нелтон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nelton is the 812,930th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Nelton are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 53,648th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 12,166 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 1,147,022. In The United States Nelton is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 41 percent reside, Minnesota, where 13 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Nelton is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Nelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nelton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nelton last name increased 1,756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nelton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nelton surname are 41.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.73% registered to vote for the party.

Nelton earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.59% less than the national average, earning $42,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelthon922/
Neulton920/
Noelton920/
Nellton920/
Nilton83457/
Neltun833/
Nylton833/
Neltan832/
Nílton831/
Nilthon774/
Nelthan773/
Niltong773/
Neltaan771/
Neltane771/
Nillton771/
Nltan731/
Nilthong7171/
Neltanova678/
Nyltun676/
Niltan671/
Nlthan670/
Nilthom621/
Nilltan621/
Niltheun574/
Niltasin571/
Niltasing532/
Nletum501/
Niltam501/

Nelton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelton in the Marathi language
नेलटनnelatana-
Nelton in the Russian language
Нелтонnelton-

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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
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  • 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 Nelton
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