Nelus Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Nelus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti6351:16,8251,506
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Neluş (1) & Neluș (1) are calculated separately.

Nelus (242) may also be a first name.

Nelus Last Name Facts

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

Nelus is found in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Neluş or Neluș. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 454,357th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Nelus live; 86 percent live in Caribbean and 85 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Nelus is also the 574,510th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 242 people.

This surname is most widely held in Haiti, where it is held by 635 people, or 1 in 16,825. In Haiti Nelus is most frequent in: Ouest, where 83 percent reside, Nord, where 16 percent reside and Nord-Ouest, where 1 percent reside. Barring Haiti it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Nelus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nelus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nelus last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nelus Last Name Statistics demography

Nelus earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning $47,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neluş931/
Neluș931/
Nelius91771/
Noelus9197/
Nelush9130/
Neilus9113/
Nelous913/
Neluse912/
Neluis911/
Neylus910/
Nealus910/
Neelus910/
Nelu89423/
Nealous8388/
Nelushe8320/
Nielius8314/
Neliuse833/
Neliuss833/
Netlaus833/
Ånelius833/
Noeleus833/
Nealius831/
Neilius831/
Noelius831/
Neilous830/
Nealeus830/
Ngelu801,341/
Nalus80998/
Neelu80413/
Nilus80161/
Nelup80137/
Nelos8076/
Neilu8022/
Netlu8016/
Neliu8013/
Nelou8011/
Neylu808/
Neulu806/
Nelau806/
Nnelu804/
Nylus804/
Nielu803/
Neleu803/
Nelud802/
Neluz801/
Nelgu801/
Nealu800/
Netellus776/
Nelhuish771/
Netlauss771/
Nilius73818/
Naluis73552/
Neuleu7348/
Nalius7344/
Nolius7336/
Nilaus7327/
Nailus7318/
Netlau7317/
Ngellu7315/
Ngilus7314/
Gnelou7314/
Nnelau7312/
Neylau737/
Nilous736/
Nilyus736/
Hngelu734/
Nolhus733/
Nilush732/
Nielou732/
Najlus732/
Nahlus732/
Nallus732/
Nalous732/
Nyleus732/
Neelau731/
Neeleu731/
Neyllu731/
Neilou731/
Neliuc731/
Niolus731/
Nealou731/
Nylius731/
Nnealu731/
Noluis731/
Naleus731/
Neilos731/
Nelout731/
Neelux731/
Ngeliu731/
Nilhus731/
Nelhou731/
Neluce731/
Ngelau731/
Nilgus730/
Nileus730/
Neelos730/
Nealos730/
Neloud730/
Neslau730/
Neilhouse715/
Nelyusova713/
Nilu673,765/
Nailius67225/
Nahlous67113/
Nettlau6729/
Netluch6720/
N'Nelau677/
Naylous674/
Nylu674/
Nhlu672/
Neilhou671/
Noilius671/
Naislus671/
Negliau671/
Nilhous671/
Nehlouh671/
Njlu671/

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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 Nelus
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