Nelum Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nelum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Nelum (9,007) may also be a first name.

Nelum Last Name Facts

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

Nelum is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nelum.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 435,773rd most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,248,155 people. The surname Nelum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Nelum are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 65,658th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 9,007 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Nelum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nelum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nelum surname grew 342 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelum Last Name Statistics demography

Nelum earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neloum91434/
Neelum9159/
Ngelum9114/
Nehlum9112/
Neleum9110/
Nnelum911/
Nelumd911/
Nelumn910/
Ngehlum831/
Neiloum831/
Nelom80483/
Nilum80288/
Nalum80228/
Nolum803/
Nylum802/
Neylloum771/
Neilhoum771/
Nnolum73629/
Nelund7373/
Naalum7323/
Naloum7323/
Ngilum7319/
Nelung7317/
Nahlum739/
Nilium739/
Nallum736/
Neelom732/
Noilum732/
Naylum731/
Nholum731/
Noylum731/
Neloun731/
Nehlom731/
Neleun731/
Naleum731/
Nnalum731/
Nielom731/
Neylun730/
Nealom730/
Neslund67337/
Nejlund6745/
Ngeluun679/
Neelund676/
Ngilium671/
Ngoilum671/
Nalloum671/
Nailoum671/
Neylund671/
Neloumngue671/
Nealund670/

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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 Nelum
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