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 more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nelyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. It is mostly found 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 common given name at a global level It is held by 91 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 2,241,512. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Sumatra, where 100 percent live. Barring Indonesia Nelyan occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Nelyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nelyan surname is predominantly 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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