Nilesh Forename
3,033rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 344,454 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji
Nilesh Forename User-submission:
Nilesh is a name based on one of two deities, Vishnu or Shiva. It means 'the blue god', and is one of the alternate names for Vishnu. Later it was also used to refer to Shiva, 'the destroyer of evil', 'the king'. The name is a combination (sandhi) of the words neel (blue) and ish (lord or god).
Read More About This ForenameNilesh Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 100% | 324,326 | 1:3,746 | 395 |
| United States | 100% | 3,127 | 1:115,938 | 4,921 |
| England | 98% | 2,497 | 1:22,268 | 1,362 |
| Poland | - | 2,215 | 1:17,168 | 652 |
| Fiji | - | 2,101 | 1:425 | 44 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,785 | 1:21,180 | 2,091 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,690 | 1:18,232 | 2,437 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,574 | 1:13,214 | 1,893 |
| Oman | 100% | 1,331 | 1:3,087 | 445 |
| Canada | 100% | 579 | 1:57,225 | 3,603 |
| Qatar | 100% | 511 | 1:4,637 | 741 |
| South Africa | 99% | 358 | 1:152,326 | 10,672 |
| Australia | - | 340 | 1:40,169 | 2,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 262 | 1:27,298 | 2,669 |
| Thailand | 100% | 225 | 1:311,404 | 17,366 |
| Bahrain | - | 207 | 1:6,515 | 1,046 |
| New Zealand | - | 200 | 1:22,680 | 1,708 |
| Kuwait | - | 152 | 1:24,903 | 2,523 |
| Kenya | - | 126 | 1:367,517 | 11,717 |
| Singapore | 100% | 89 | 1:70,641 | 6,995 |
| Netherlands | 75% | 62 | 1:272,614 | 8,908 |
| Germany | 100% | 54 | 1:1,790,331 | 10,926 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 49 | 1:621,427 | 25,302 |
| Mozambique | - | 49 | 1:555,987 | 1,346 |
| Hong Kong | - | 34 | 1:228,021 | 3,365 |
| Nepal | - | 32 | 1:890,230 | 20,256 |
| Wales | 100% | 30 | 1:103,144 | 2,492 |
| China | - | 28 | 1:48,787,706 | 62,196 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Seychelles | - | 26 | 1:3,564 | 725 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 25 | 1:51,911 | 3,113 |
| Belgium | 100% | 24 | 1:478,752 | 7,908 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 23 | 1:2,295,144 | 22,303 |
| Scotland | 100% | 19 | 1:281,598 | 4,379 |
| Sweden | 100% | 19 | 1:518,837 | 13,099 |
| Uganda | - | 18 | 1:2,275,384 | 28,247 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 17 | 1:907,283 | 33,225 |
| Nigeria | - | 15 | 1:11,837,624 | 127,959 |
| Japan | - | 14 | 1:9,141,861 | 33,787 |
| Russia | 100% | 14 | 1:10,302,407 | 38,919 |
| South Korea | - | 14 | 1:396,030 | 11,136 |
| Ireland | 100% | 13 | 1:357,194 | 5,120 |
| Indonesia | - | 13 | 1:19,843,359 | 506,931 |
| Switzerland | 67% | 11 | 1:746,681 | 9,974 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Brazil | 84% | 9 | 1:23,804,017 | 218,524 |
| Zambia | - | 7 | 1:2,264,971 | 21,963 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| France | 100% | 6 | 1:11,078,390 | 32,981 |
| Norway | 100% | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Philippines | - | 4 | 1:26,502,369 | 280,915 |
| Suriname | 100% | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Brunei | - | 3 | 1:139,857 | 2,352 |
| Finland | 54% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Jamaica | - | 3 | 1:961,076 | 14,069 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Maldives | - | 2 | 1:216,952 | 3,781 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 2 | 1:27,430 | 2,159 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
Nilesh (1,513) may also be a surname.
Nilesh Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Nilesh is a name based on one of two deities, Vishnu or Shiva. It means 'the blue god', and is one of the alternate names for Vishnu. Later it was also used to refer to Shiva, 'the destroyer of evil', 'the king'. The name is a combination (sandhi) of the words neel (blue) and ish (lord or god). Ish or esh is also a Sanskrit word for 'head'. Hence, the name can also be interpreted as 'blue head', which refers to Lord Shiva.
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in United States
Sample size: 503 (2014)
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Nilesh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nilesh in the Russian language | ||
| Нилеш | niles | - |
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