Nilam Surname

33,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nilam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,8741:64,6004,399
Sri Lanka2,4121:8,6271,248
Indonesia8651:152,88914,990
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Pakistan781:2,290,30620,782
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Maldives311:13,038968
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England51:11,143,612252,590
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Macau11:601,6301,582
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Nilam (827,193) may also be a first name.

Nilam Last Name Facts

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

Nilam (Bengali: নিলম, Hindi: नीलम, Marathi: िनलम, Oriya: ନିଲମ, Russian: Нилам, Tibetan: ནི་ལམ་) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,899th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 465,390 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nilam are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nilam is also the 1,126th most numerous forename globally, borne by 827,193 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 11,874 people, or 1 in 64,600. In India Nilam is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 55 percent are found, Bihar, where 9 percent are found and Gujarat, where 8 percent are found. Besides India it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Nilam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nilam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nilam surname expanded 271 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nilam Last Name Statistics demography

Nilam earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.48% more than the national average, earning $58,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilamm91157/
Ngilam91141/
Nislam9199/
Nilame9198/
Nailam9117/
Nilyam9114/
Nielam9113/
Nilaam9113/
Nilham917/
Noilam915/
Nileam912/
Niliam911/
Nuilam911/
Ngailam8321/
Nilhamn8315/
Neilham835/
Nilhame834/
Noiliam834/
N'Gilam831/
Neiliam831/
Nailiam831/
Nailyam831/
Nilan803,720/
Nelam80614/
Nulam80166/
Nilom807/
Nylam803/
Neelam7335,475/
Niland732,649/
Neilan731,813/
Nilian73552/
Nilang7395/
Nailan7357/
Noilom7354/
Nelham7348/
Nuilan7345/
Noilan7345/
Nielan7342/
Nealam7328/
Nislan7326/
Ngilan7326/
Ngelam7319/
Nihlan7318/
Nilhan7315/
Nilant7311/
Nuliam7310/
Nailom737/
Niolan735/
Nilgan735/
Nilain733/
Naylam733/
Nelaam733/
Nuylam733/
Nilaan733/
Nilyan732/
Nilane732/
Nelgam731/
Nhulam731/
Nilanh731/
Nielom731/
Nijlan731/
Nyslam731/
Najlam731/
Nileim731/
Nilyamova711/
Neiland67716/
Noilhan67292/
Nailane67183/
Nijlant67167/
Nijlaan6725/
Neelamm6720/
Nilheim6718/
Gnilome6718/
Nihlean6716/
Nailand6713/
Neilian675/
Nilasen675/
Nislane674/
Nettlam673/
Neilane672/
Neelaam672/
Noillan672/
Nilasne672/
Niliang672/
Nailang672/
Noiland671/
Neillan671/
Naillan671/
Nailyan671/
Neeleam671/
Nilasin671/
Ngilyan671/
Nailome671/
Nailoum671/
Nailain671/
Neiloum671/
Nuilane671/
Nailant671/
Nailian671/
Neelame671/
Gnilane671/
Gneliam670/
Neilant670/
Nihlohm670/
Nileand670/

Nilam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilam in the Hindi language
नीलमnilama96.95
निलमnilama2.99
नीलामnilama0.04
निलामnilama0.01
नीलिमnilima0
मीलाmila0
नीलतnilata0
निलयnilaya0
ऩीलमnilama0
सीताsita0
नीलमाnilama0
नीलnila0
नीलाnila0
निलम्nilam0
शीलाsila0
नीलिमाnilima0
़़़़़़नीलमnilama0
निलम़nilama0
नोलमnolama0
शीलमsilama0
सीमाsima0
ंइलमmilama0
नीलूnilu0
्नीलमnilama0
न्ीलमnilama0
नीलम़nilama0
लीलमlilama0
नीलम्nilam0
़नीलमnilama0
Nilam in the Tibetan language
ནི་ལམ་nilam75
སྣི་ལམ།nilam25
Nilam in the Marathi language
िनलमinalama68.27
नीलमnilama29.15
नलमnalama0.32
नीलामnilama0.16
ीरामirama0.11
िलमilama0.1
निलमnilama0.09
िवामivama0.05
नीलnila0.04
नीलनnilana0.02
सिलमsilama0.02
नीळमnilama0.02
ीतमitama0.02
ितमाitama0.02
िललाilala0.01
िसामisama0.01
िचमाicama0.01
िनलंinalam0.01
इमामimama0.01
लमlama0.01
Nilam in the Bengali language
নিলমnilama64.91
নীলমnilama28.07
নীলম্nilam3.51
নিলামnilama1.75
নীলামnilama1.75
Nilam in the Oriya language
ନିଲମnilama60.68
ନୀଲମnilama16.9
ନିଲାମnilama8.24
ନିଲମ୍nilam4.86
ନିଳମnilama2.43
ନୀଳମnilama2.08
ନୀଲମ୍nilam1.01
ନିଲnila0.89
ନୀଲାମnilama0.89
ନିଳାମnilama0.36
ନିଲାମ୍nilam0.24
ନୀଳମ୍nilam0.18
ନୀଳାମnilama0.12
ନିଳମ୍nilam0.12
ନିଳପ୍nilap0.06
ଦିଲମdilama0.06
ନୀଲnila0.06
ନୀଳାମ୍nilam0.06
ନିଳnila0.06
ନିଲିମnilima0.06
Nilam in the Russian language
Ниламnilam-

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