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
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
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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nilam
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