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) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilakan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nilakan reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nilakan is also the 1,212,820th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 65 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent are found and Gujarat, where 20 percent are found. Beside India Nilakan is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 50 percent are found.

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
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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 Nilakan
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