Nilam Surname
Approximately 15,659 people bear this surname
Nilam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 11,874 | 1:64,600 | 4,399 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,412 | 1:8,627 | 1,248 |
| Indonesia | 865 | 1:152,889 | 14,990 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Pakistan | 78 | 1:2,290,306 | 20,782 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
| Maldives | 31 | 1:13,038 | 968 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Nilam (827,193) may also be a first name.
Nilam Demographics
Average Nilam Salary in
United States
$58,025 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nilam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nilam (Bengali: নিলম, Hindi: नीलम, Marathi: िनलम, Oriya: ନିଲମ, Russian: Нилам, Tibetan: ནི་ལམ་) occurs most in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nilam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,899th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 465,390 people. The surname Nilam occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nilam live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nilam is also the 1,126th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 827,193 people.
It is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 11,874 people, or 1 in 64,600. In India Nilam is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 55 percent are found, Bihar, where 9 percent are found and Gujarat, where 8 percent are found. Beside India this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Nilam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nilam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nilam last name 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
Nilam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nilam in the Hindi language | ||
| नीलम | nilama | 96.95 |
| निलम | nilama | 2.99 |
| नीलाम | nilama | 0.04 |
| निलाम | nilama | 0.01 |
| नीलिम | nilima | 0 |
| मीला | mila | 0 |
| नीलत | nilata | 0 |
| निलय | nilaya | 0 |
| ऩीलम | nilama | 0 |
| सीता | sita | 0 |
| नीलमा | nilama | 0 |
| नील | nila | 0 |
| नीला | nila | 0 |
| निलम् | nilam | 0 |
| शीला | sila | 0 |
| नीलिमा | nilima | 0 |
| ़़़़़़नीलम | nilama | 0 |
| निलम़ | nilama | 0 |
| नोलम | nolama | 0 |
| शीलम | silama | 0 |
| सीमा | sima | 0 |
| ंइलम | milama | 0 |
| नीलू | nilu | 0 |
| ्नीलम | nilama | 0 |
| न्ीलम | nilama | 0 |
| नीलम़ | nilama | 0 |
| लीलम | lilama | 0 |
| नीलम् | nilam | 0 |
| ़नीलम | nilama | 0 |
| Nilam in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནི་ལམ་ | nilam | 75 |
| སྣི་ལམ། | nilam | 25 |
| Nilam in the Marathi language | ||
| िनलम | inalama | 68.27 |
| नीलम | nilama | 29.15 |
| नलम | nalama | 0.32 |
| नीलाम | nilama | 0.16 |
| ीराम | irama | 0.11 |
| िलम | ilama | 0.1 |
| निलम | nilama | 0.09 |
| िवाम | ivama | 0.05 |
| नील | nila | 0.04 |
| नीलन | nilana | 0.02 |
| सिलम | silama | 0.02 |
| नीळम | nilama | 0.02 |
| ीतम | itama | 0.02 |
| ितमा | itama | 0.02 |
| िलला | ilala | 0.01 |
| िसाम | isama | 0.01 |
| िचमा | icama | 0.01 |
| िनलं | inalam | 0.01 |
| इमाम | imama | 0.01 |
| लम | lama | 0.01 |
| Nilam in the Bengali language | ||
| নিলম | nilama | 64.91 |
| নীলম | nilama | 28.07 |
| নীলম্ | nilam | 3.51 |
| নিলাম | nilama | 1.75 |
| নীলাম | nilama | 1.75 |
| Nilam in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଲମ | nilama | 60.68 |
| ନୀଲମ | nilama | 16.9 |
| ନିଲାମ | nilama | 8.24 |
| ନିଲମ୍ | nilam | 4.86 |
| ନିଳମ | nilama | 2.43 |
| ନୀଳମ | nilama | 2.08 |
| ନୀଲମ୍ | nilam | 1.01 |
| ନିଲ | nila | 0.89 |
| ନୀଲାମ | nilama | 0.89 |
| ନିଳାମ | nilama | 0.36 |
| ନିଲାମ୍ | nilam | 0.24 |
| ନୀଳମ୍ | nilam | 0.18 |
| ନୀଳାମ | nilama | 0.12 |
| ନିଳମ୍ | nilam | 0.12 |
| ନିଳପ୍ | nilap | 0.06 |
| ଦିଲମ | dilama | 0.06 |
| ନୀଲ | nila | 0.06 |
| ନୀଳାମ୍ | nilam | 0.06 |
| ନିଳ | nila | 0.06 |
| ନିଲିମ | nilima | 0.06 |
| Nilam in the Russian language | ||
| Нилам | nilam | - |
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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 Nilam
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