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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Nil Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Nil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nil Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nil (Bengali: নীল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻴﻞ, Hindi: नील, Marathi: नीळ, Oriya: ନୀଳ, Russian: Нил, Tibetan: ནིལ་) is most common in Cambodia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nil? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nil is the 29,445th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 400,393 people. It is mostly 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. It is also the 10,189th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 100,004 people.
Nil is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 4,693 people, or 1 in 3,300. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Phnom Penh, where 12 percent are found, Battambang Province, where 12 percent are found and Siem Reap Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Cambodia this last name is found in 90 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 21 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.
Nil Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Nil surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% 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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