Nelies Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Nelies Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Nelies (33) may also be a first name.
Nelies Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nelies Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nelies is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelies? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Nelies reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nelies is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 33 people.
The last name Nelies is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea Nelies is most common in: Bougainville, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent live.
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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 Nelies
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