Nilan Surname
Approximately 3,720 people bear this surname
Nilan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,339 | 1:8,896 | 1,290 |
| United States | 804 | 1:450,820 | 38,620 |
| Indonesia | 253 | 1:522,724 | 42,472 |
| Ireland | 80 | 1:58,862 | 3,980 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 91 | 1:48,680 | 4,146 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 190 | 1:264,309 | 21,644 |
Nilan (9,168) may also be a first name.
Nilan Demographics
Average Nilan Salary in
United States
$50,146 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nilan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nilan (Bengali: নিলন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻴﻼﻥ, Hindi: नीलन, Marathi: िनलन, Oriya: ନିଲନ, Russian: Нилан, Tibetan: ནི་ལན་) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nilan.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 122,819th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,959,018 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Nilan live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nilan is also the 64,880th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 9,168 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,339 people, or 1 in 8,896. Not including Sri Lanka this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Nilan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nilan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nilan surname rose 423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 12 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nilan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Nilan surname are 4.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Nilan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.22% more than the national average, earning $50,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $45,732 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nilan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nilan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻴﻼﻥ | nylan | - |
| Nilan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནི་ལན་ | nilen | - |
| Nilan in the Marathi language | ||
| िनलन | inalana | 79.49 |
| नीलन | nilana | 8.97 |
| िनलान | inalana | 5.13 |
| िमलन | imalana | 2.56 |
| निलन | nilana | 1.28 |
| Nilan in the Bengali language | ||
| নিলন | nilana | 77.78 |
| নীলন | nilana | 11.11 |
| নিলনীকিশোর | nilanikisora | 11.11 |
| Nilan in the Hindi language | ||
| नीलन | nilana | 63.64 |
| नीलां | nilam | 25 |
| निलन | nilana | 9.09 |
| नीलान | nilana | 2.27 |
| Nilan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଲନ | nilana | 44.33 |
| ନିଲାନ | nilana | 12.37 |
| ନିଳନ | nilana | 11.34 |
| ନୀଲନ | nilana | 7.22 |
| ନିଲନ୍ | nilan | 6.19 |
| ନିଳାନ | nilana | 4.12 |
| ନୀଳନ | nilana | 4.12 |
| ନିଳନ୍ | nilan | 2.06 |
| ନୀଲାନ | nilana | 2.06 |
| ନିଲଣ | nilana | 1.03 |
| ମିଲନ | milana | 1.03 |
| ଦୀଲନ | dilana | 1.03 |
| ନୀଲଂ | nilam | 1.03 |
| ନୀଳନ୍ | nilan | 1.03 |
| Nilan in the Russian language | ||
| Нилан | nilan | - |
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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 Nilan
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