Nelwon Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nelwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nelwon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nelwon Last Name Facts

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

Nelwon is found most in Liberia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelwon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Nelwon are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Nelwon is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 75 percent are found, Bong County, where 13 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Liberia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Nelwon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nelwon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelwan832,416/
Nilwon835/
Nelbon833/
Nilwong77203/
Nelwane772/
Hnelwan771/
Nelwahan715/
Nillwong711/
Nilwan67141/
Nilbon675/
Nelban671/
Nlewan670/
Nelbun670/
Nilwang624/
Nillwan622/
Nilboon622/
Ngilwan621/
Niluan5088/
Nlewam5034/
Nilbun505/
Nilban504/
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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 Nelwon
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