Nilah Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nilah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Iran861:892,82042,918
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nilah (19,051) may also be a first name.

Nilah Last Name Facts

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

Nilah is most common in Indonesia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nilah is the 975,866th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Nilah live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 39,216th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 19,051 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,392,097. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Central Java, where 36 percent are found, West Java, where 27 percent are found and Bengkulu, where 12 percent are found. Besides Indonesia it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 32 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nailah91535/
Nihlah91231/
Nilash91109/
Nuilah9111/
Neilah912/
Nielah910/
Nila8934,996/
Naillah8350/
Nailyah8322/
Nailach8312/
Ngillah834/
Naailah831/
Nilaish831/
Nilhath831/
Nitlaph831/
Ngila8011,877/
Naila805,769/
Noila801,860/
Niola801,778/
Neila801,681/
Nilay801,327/
Nuila801,129/
Nilai80592/
Nitla80535/
Niloh80306/
Nilas80304/
Nilaj80282/
Nulah80267/
Nhila80215/
Nilya80137/
Hnila8092/
Nilad8091/
Nilap8083/
Nilia8073/
Nilha8064/
Nilat8054/
Nilau8052/
Niela8048/
Nilga8043/
Nihla8042/
Nelah8031/
Nilho8023/
Nilaš8023/
N'Ila8015/
Nilaa8014/
Gnila8014/
Nisla805/
Nylah803/
Nnila803/
Nilaş802/
Niloa802/
Nilaz802/
Nilea801/
Nilaș801/
Ngaillah77237/
Naailaha779/
Naaillah771/
Necillah771/
Nilahath771/
Nhaila731,577/
Ngaila731,187/
Ngoila73824/
Nullah73510/
Niglia73398/
Nailga73287/
Ngilay73275/
Neilas7386/
Nilias7386/
Nilapp7372/
Nailat7368/
Nilhas7361/
Ngilla7348/
Nitlap7333/
Nilaiy7332/
Nilaad7332/
Noilat7331/
Nilaus7327/
Nailay7327/
Ngilai7325/
Nittla7324/
Naaila7322/
Nailla7318/
Noilay7317/
Nislau7315/
Nailap7315/
Najlah7313/
Nitlai7313/
Nailia7312/
Nilyai7312/
Neilla7311/
Ngilya7310/
Ngilea739/
Noilaz738/
N'Hila738/
Nitlla737/
Niolya737/
Nihlas737/
Neilai737/
Nylash737/
Nilosh736/
Niolia736/
Niliat736/
Nágila736/
Nitlat736/
Ngilia736/
Nailas735/
N'Eila734/
Niloch734/
Nailya734/
Nelash734/
Ngilau734/
Neihla733/
Hgnila733/
Nailai733/
Nilhat733/
Nailau733/
Nielai732/
Neilia732/
Niolau732/
Nailea732/
Naylah732/
Nailad731/
Naisla731/
Nyleah731/
Nilaai731/
Nilaap731/
Nilhai731/
Niliaa731/
Niehla731/
Niolai731/
Nelhah731/
Nuilla731/
Nelaha731/
Neilaj731/
N'Gila731/
Naihla731/
Nailaa731/
Nailha731/
Nioloh731/
Noilha731/
Nilgai731/
Nilhoy731/
Nilast731/
Nihloh731/
Nislay730/
Ngailllah711/
Nilo6712,262/
Nela677,386/
Nula671,487/
Naitlho671,094/
Nhla67123/
Ngailla6795/
Nilă6794/
N'Goila6767/
Nyla6766/
Naillat6760/
Nujliah6725/
Nilieha6725/
Nealash679/
Nyolaha674/
Neillat673/
Néla673/
Ngailoh672/
Nágilla672/
Ngailai672/
Ngelaah672/
Noilhas672/
Nilhoot672/
Njla672/
Naggila671/
Necilla671/
Neelaha671/
Neelash671/
Neilhai671/
Neilhou671/
Hneilai671/
Noillas671/
Nahaila671/
Ngeleah671/
Ngil'ha671/
Nilhous671/
Nahgila671/
Nitilla671/
Nhillaj671/
Nuillas670/
Neillas670/
Nileatt670/

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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
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  • 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 Nilah
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