Nil Surname
Approximately 18,201 people bear this surname
Nil Surname User-submission:
The name Nil has several meanings.
1. Indigo plant.
2. Blue, navy blue.
3. The river flowing from Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
Nil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 4,693 | 1:3,300 | 585 |
| Bangladesh | 3,875 | 1:41,124 | 2,397 |
| India | 2,168 | 1:353,812 | 19,286 |
| Chad | 1,348 | 1:10,083 | 1,325 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| Iran | 724 | 1:106,053 | 10,224 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Algeria | 607 | 1:63,643 | 10,522 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Russia | 337 | 1:427,665 | 40,788 |
| United Arab Emirates | 246 | 1:37,245 | 3,924 |
| Turkey | 230 | 1:338,354 | 21,542 |
| Kenya | 213 | 1:216,807 | 15,399 |
| Indonesia | 147 | 1:899,654 | 67,360 |
| Papua New Guinea | 139 | 1:58,660 | 7,509 |
| Pakistan | 126 | 1:1,417,809 | 15,797 |
| United States | 110 | 1:3,295,081 | 188,193 |
| Qatar | 109 | 1:21,633 | 2,325 |
| Malaysia | 98 | 1:300,961 | 16,456 |
| Philippines | 79 | 1:1,281,496 | 97,319 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Brazil | 70 | 1:3,058,205 | 88,974 |
| Thailand | 62 | 1:1,139,328 | 167,850 |
| Mexico | 53 | 1:2,342,004 | 20,289 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Kazakhstan | 32 | 1:552,578 | 39,450 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Bhutan | 8 | 1:77,005 | 762 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
Nil (100,004) may also be a first name.
Nil Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Nil has several meanings.
1. Indigo plant.
2. Blue, navy blue.
3. The river flowing from Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Average Male Nil Height
173.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nil Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nil (Bengali: নীল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻴﻞ, Hindi: नील, Marathi: नीळ, Oriya: ନୀଳ, Russian: Нил, Tibetan: ནིལ་) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nil click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nil? popularity and diffusion
Nil is the 29,445th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 400,393 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Nil are found; 38 percent are found in South Asia and 26 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Nil is also the 10,189th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 100,004 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 4,693 people, or 1 in 3,300. In Cambodia it is most common in: Phnom Penh, where 12 percent live, Battambang Province, where 12 percent live and Siem Reap Province, where 10 percent live. Besides Cambodia it is found in 90 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 21 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Nil Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Nil last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.
Nil earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.55% less than the national average, earning $39,460 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niel | 86 | 7,826 | / |
| Nill | 86 | 7,655 | / |
| Niol | 86 | 310 | / |
| Ngil | 86 | 299 | / |
| Nuil | 86 | 154 | / |
| Nilh | 86 | 88 | / |
| Nilp | 86 | 63 | / |
| Niël | 86 | 30 | / |
| Nihl | 86 | 17 | / |
| Hnil | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nisl | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nild | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nnil | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nilt | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nl | 80 | 231 | / |
| Niell | 75 | 873 | / |
| Nigli | 75 | 230 | / |
| Niehl | 75 | 127 | / |
| Nildt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nislt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ngill | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nillp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnill | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnill | 75 | 0 | / |
| Nel | 67 | 100,115 | / |
| Nilova | 67 | 6,440 | / |
| Nyl | 67 | 1,373 | / |
| Nhl | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nlh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nlp | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nld | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hnl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nlt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnl | 67 | 2 | / |
| H'Niel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neglil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnillt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hngill | 67 | 0 | / |
Nil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻴﻞ | nyl | - |
| Nil in the Hindi language | ||
| नील | nila | 95.46 |
| निल | nila | 3.31 |
| नील् | nil | 0.03 |
| Nil in the Bengali language | ||
| নীল | nila | 91.14 |
| নিল | nila | 8.86 |
| Nil in the Marathi language | ||
| नीळ | nila | 87.7 |
| नील | nila | 12.02 |
| ील | ila | 0.14 |
| Nil in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནིལ་ | nil | 75 |
| ནིར་ | nir | 12.5 |
| ཉིལ་ | nyil | 12.5 |
| Nil in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୀଳ | nila | 50.4 |
| ନିଳ | nila | 36.09 |
| ନିଲ | nila | 7.79 |
| ନୀଲ | nila | 3.77 |
| ନିଲ୍ | nil | 0.26 |
| ନୀଲ୍ | nil | 0.06 |
| ନୀଳ୍ | nil | 0.02 |
| Nil in the Russian language | ||
| Нил | nil | - |
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