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 last name Nilau (Bengali: নিলাউ, Hindi: नीलौ) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nilau is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Nilau reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 543,171st most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 268 people.
The last name Nilau is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 921,695. In Malaysia Nilau is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 97 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent reside.
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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