Nelu Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Nelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1991:664,56951,932
Romania1031:194,93119,593
India351:21,916,154310,282
Moldova281:127,19214,173
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France51:13,284,544357,392
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England41:13,929,515290,718
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Nelu (10,688) may also be a first name.

Nelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nelu (Hindi: नीलू, Marathi: नेलू, Oriya: େନଲୁ, Russian: Нелу, Tibetan: ནི་ལུ་) is most common in Indonesia. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 697,244th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Nelu live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nelu is also the 58,605th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 10,688 people.

Nelu is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 664,569. In Indonesia Nelu is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 91 percent are found, West Kalimantan, where 6 percent are found and Papua, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 24 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Nelu Last Name Statistics demography

Nelu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngelu891,341/
Nelus89746/
Neelu89413/
Nelup89137/
Neilu8922/
Netlu8916/
Neliu8913/
Nelou8911/
Neylu898/
Neulu896/
Nelau896/
Nnelu894/
Nielu893/
Neleu893/
Nelud892/
Naelu891/
Neluz891/
Nelgu891/
Neluș891/
Nealu890/
Nelius80771/
Neuleu8048/
Nelush8030/
Netlau8017/
Ngellu8015/
Gnelou8014/
Neilus8013/
Nnelau8012/
Neylau807/
Hngelu804/
Nelous803/
Nielou802/
Neelau801/
Neeleu801/
Neyllu801/
Neilou801/
Neluis801/
Nealou801/
Nnealu801/
Nelout801/
Neelux801/
Ngeliu801/
Nelhou801/
Noeliu801/
Ngelau801/
Neylus800/
Nealus800/
Neelus800/
Neloud800/
Neslau800/
Nilu753,765/
Nalu752,213/
Nolu75136/
Nylu754/
Nhlu752/
Njlu751/
Nealous7388/
Nettlau7329/
Netluch7320/
N'Nelau737/
Neliuss733/
Netlaus733/
Ånelius733/
Nealius731/
Neilhou731/
Neilius731/
Negliau731/
Nehlouh731/
Neilous730/
Nealeus730/
Nallu672,376/
Nollu67843/
Nalau67672/
Ngilu67630/
Nailu67170/
Nilus67161/
Neloe67113/
Nalui6781/
Niolu6773/
Nilut6765/
Nnalu6756/
Nilau6752/
Nolau6744/
Nilou6734/
Naalu6730/
Hnalu6718/
Nnolu6716/
Naylu6715/
Nyolu6711/
Niliu6711/
Nylut6711/
Nhalu676/
Niluh676/
Netellus676/
Naliu676/
Naluu675/
Noleu674/
Nalhu673/
Njliu673/
Nylau673/
Naluh672/
Naleu672/
Neloo672/
Nilui671/
Neihhlui671/
Nelhuish671/
Nhilu671/
Nitlu671/
Noliu671/
Noluh671/
Netlauss671/
Gnilu671/
Nhlou671/
Noilu671/
Nileu671/

Nelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nelu in the Tibetan language
ནི་ལུ་nilu-
Nelu in the Oriya language
େନଲୁenalu90.91
ନିଲୁnilu9.09
Nelu in the Hindi language
नीलूnilu75.86
नेलूnelu17.24
नेलुnelu6.9
Nelu in the Marathi language
नेलूnelu57.89
नेलुnelu36.84
नेळुnelu5.26
Nelu in the Russian language
Нелуnelu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nelu
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