Nilaam Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Nilaam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilaam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives111:36,7432,003
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Nilaam (28) may also be a first name.

Nilaam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nilaam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nilaam (Marathi: िनलम, Oriya: ନୀଳାଆମ) is more frequently found in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilaam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Nilaam occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nilaam reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nilaam is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name globally, held by 28 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Maldives, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 36,743. In The Maldives it is most prevalent in: Alif Alif Atoll, where 55 percent reside, Haa Alif Atoll, where 9 percent reside and Laamu Atoll, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The Maldives this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilam9115,659/
Nilamm83157/
Ngilam83141/
Nislam8399/
Nilame8398/
Nailam8317/
Nilyam8314/
Nielam8313/
Nilham837/
Noilam835/
Nilaan833/
Nelaam833/
Nileam832/
Nuilam831/
Niliam831/
Nijlaan7725/
Ngailam7721/
Nilhamn7715/
Neilham775/
Noiliam774/
Nilhame774/
Neelaam772/
Nailyam771/
Nailiam771/
Neiliam771/
N'Gilam771/
Nilan733,720/
Nelam73614/
Nulam73166/
Nilom737/
Nylam733/
Nilanova713/
Neelam6735,475/
Niland672,649/
Neilan671,813/
Nilian67552/
Nilang6795/
Nylaan6769/
Nailan6757/
Noilom6754/
Nelham6748/
Nuilan6745/
Noilan6745/
Nielan6742/
Nealam6728/
Nislan6726/
Ngilan6726/
Ngelam6719/
Nihlan6718/
Nilhan6715/
Nilant6711/
Nuliam6710/
Nelaan677/
Nailom677/
Niolan675/
Nilgan675/
Nuylam673/
Naylam673/
Nilain673/
Nilane672/
Nilyan672/
Nelgam671/
Nhulam671/
Nilanh671/
Nielom671/
Nijlan671/
Nyslam671/
Nilyamova671/
Nileim671/
Najlam671/

Nilaam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilaam in the Oriya language
ନୀଳାଆମnila'ama-
Nilaam in the Marathi language
िनलमinalama50
नीलमnilama50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nilaam
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