Nilakan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Nilakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945

Nilakan (65) may also be a first name.

Nilakan Last Name Facts

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

Nilakan (Hindi: नीलकण्ठ, Marathi: िनळकं, Oriya: ନୀଳକାନ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilakan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Nilakan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nilakan are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nilakan is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 65 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent live and Gujarat, where 20 percent live. Beside India this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilakhan93953/
Nilakane931/
Nilakanhe885/
Nilakhann882/
Nilakhane881/
Nailakhan881/
Nilakon862/
Nilotkan8017/
Nilacand8016/
Neelakan8012/
Nilokhan802/
Nilakhon801/
Nilocan715/
Nilacam713/
Nulokan711/
Nailacam673/
Nuliacan671/
Nulekhan671/
Neelakhon631/
Nelecan574/

Nilakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilakan in the Oriya language
ନୀଳକାନnilakana-
Nilakan in the Hindi language
नीलकण्ठnilakantha75
नीलकान्तnilakanta25
Nilakan in the Marathi language
िनळकंinalakam50
िनलकंinalakam31.82
िनलकनinalakana13.64
िथलाकनithalakana2.27
िनलकानinalakana2.27

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nilakan
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