Nilau Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Nilau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Nilau (268) may also be a first name.
Nilau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nilau (Bengali: নিলাউ, Hindi: नीलौ) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Nilau occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Nilau are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 543,171st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 268 people.
This surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 921,695. In Malaysia Nilau is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 97 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent are found. Other than Malaysia Nilau is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nilau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nilau in the Bengali language | ||
| নিলাউ | nila'u | 94.12 |
| নিলউ | nila'u | 5.88 |
| Nilau in the Hindi language | ||
| नीलौ | nilau | 66.67 |
| निलाऊ | nila'u | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Nilau
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