Nelwan Surname

177,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nelwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,2871:57,8266,371
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Nelwan (777) may also be a first name.

Nelwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nelwan is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelwan? popularity and diffusion

Nelwan is the 177,072nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,016,368 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Nelwan reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 294,392nd most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 777 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,287 people, or 1 in 57,826. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: North Sulawesi, where 75 percent reside, East Java, where 7 percent reside and Papua, where 4 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Nelwan occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Nelwan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nelwan last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% being registered with the political party.

Nelwan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $40,351 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelwane922/
Hnelwan921/
Nelwahan865/
Nilwan83141/
Nelwon8311/
Nlwane831/
Nelban831/
Nlewan830/
Nilwang774/
Nillwan772/
Ngilwan771/
Nhlewane714/
Niluan6788/
Nlewam6734/
Nilwon675/
Nilban674/
Nelbon673/
Niluang621,698/
Nilwong62203/
Nilluan628/
Nilluang5715/
Nillwong571/
Nilbon505/

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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 Nelwan
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