Nilanka Surname
Approximately 3,717 people bear this surname
Nilanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 3,655 | 1:5,693 | 828 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
Nilanka (14,483) may also be a first name.
Nilanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nilanka (Marathi: िनलंका, Oriya: ନୀଳ) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilanka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 122,904th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,960,599 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nilanka reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 47,536th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 14,483 people.
The surname Nilanka is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 3,655 people, or 1 in 5,693. Apart from Sri Lanka Nilanka occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nilanka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nilanka in the Marathi language | ||
| िनलंका | inalanka | - |
| Nilanka in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୀଳ | nila | 50 |
| ନିଳା | nila | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Nilanka
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