Nilakantan Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Nilakantan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilakantan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1401:5,479,038132,955
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Nilakantan (6,692) may also be a first name.

Nilakantan Last Name Facts

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

Nilakantan (Hindi: नीलाकंटन, Marathi: िनलकंठन) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nilakantan.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilakantan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 902,012th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Nilakantan live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nilakantan is also the 79,890th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 6,692 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 5,479,038. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 51 percent live, Maharashtra, where 18 percent live and Karnataka, where 9 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Nilakantan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nilakantan last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the party.

The amount Nilakantan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.78% more than the national average, earning $53,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.46% more than the national average, earning $70,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nilakantan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilakantan in the Marathi language
िनलकंठनinalakanthana38.46
िनलकंटनinalakantana23.08
िनळकंठinalakantha15.38
िनलाकोतनinalakotana7.69
िनलाकांतनinalakantana7.69
िनलकंठinalakantha7.69
Nilakantan in the Hindi language
नीलाकंटनnilakantana33.33
नीलकांतनnilakantana33.33
नीलकन्टनnilakantana33.33

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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 Nilakantan
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