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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 found most in Sri Lanka. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Nilan is the 122,819^th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,959,018 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Nilan are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 64,880^th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 9,168 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,339 people, or 1 in 8,896. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Nilan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Nilan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nilan surname grew 423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 12 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nilan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nilan last name are 4.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.33% registered to vote for the political 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.