Nelyan Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Nelyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nelyan (91) may also be a first name.

Nelyan Last Name Facts

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

Nelyan is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelyan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Nelyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nelyan reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nelyan is also the 998,282nd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 91 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 2,241,512. In Indonesia Nelyan is mostly concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 100 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Nelyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Maronite (33%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnelyan9213/
Nelan91584/
Neilan831,813/
Neylan83831/
Nelane83382/
Neelan83210/
Neland83179/
Nelang8363/
Nealan8345/
Nielan8342/
Neslan8338/
Nelian8321/
Nelain8315/
Nelaan837/
Nehlan835/
Neulan833/
Ngelan833/
Nilyan832/
Nelhan831/
Nelean831/
Netlan831/
Nelyanova801/
Neyland771,878/
Netland771,139/
Neiland77716/
Neeland77632/
Nesland77550/
Nealand77176/
Neelang7775/
Nejland7722/
Nnelang7713/
Neelian7710/
Neelane778/
Nnelane778/
Neilian775/
Neilane772/
Neillan771/
Nailyan771/
N'Gelan771/
Neelann771/
Ngilyan771/
Nealyon771/
Nelandt771/
Nelaane771/
Nelyong771/
Netlane771/
Gnelang771/
Neliane770/
Neilant770/
Nehland770/
Nilan733,720/
Nelon73668/
Nelam73614/
Nylan7365/
Nhlan731/
Nelausen7197/
Nneelang7166/
Neijland7162/
Ånneland7162/
Ånesland7150/
Nettland7124/
Neiliang7114/
Neelasen719/
Neilland718/
Neilandt717/
Nilyanne714/
Neislahn711/
Nelianne711/
Neelandt711/
Neeliang711/
Neiliane711/
Naheelan711/
Neylhane711/
Neetland710/
Neelam6735,475/
Nealon674,566/
Niland672,649/
Neylon672,270/
Nuylan67789/
Neilon67686/
Nilian67552/
Neelon67365/
Neslon67130/
Nelong6799/
Nilang6795/
Neilliang6784/
Noylan6774/
Nylaan6769/
Nailan6757/
Nelham6748/
Nuilan6745/
Noilan6745/
Naylan6733/
Nealam6728/
Nislan6726/
Ngilan6726/
Nihlan6718/
Nelosn6715/
Nilhan6715/
Najlan6711/
Nilant6711/
Neulon679/
Hønneland678/
Nujlan676/
Nlehan675/
Nelgon675/
Niolan675/
Nelion675/
Nilgan675/
Nilain673/
Nelone673/
Nelaam673/
Nilaan673/
Ngelon672/
Neloon672/
Nylant672/
Neylanova671/
Neloin671/
Nelomn671/
Nelond671/
Nielon671/
Nelahssen671/
Neleun671/
Neloun671/
Nilanh671/
Nijlan671/
Nylian671/
Nelhon671/
Neylliane671/

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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 Nelyan
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