Nilawan Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nilawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851

Nilawan (1,962) may also be a first name.

Nilawan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nilawan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nilawan occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilawan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Nilawan live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 171,105th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,962 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 1,158,006. In Thailand Nilawan is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 30 percent reside, Nonthaburi Province, where 23 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Thailand Nilawan exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 41 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngilawan93134/
Nailawan934/
Nilawang932/
Ngilawain883/
Nilavan86101/
Nilaban864/
Nelawan861/
Nilawong80120/
Nilavane8028/
Nilavant8021/
Nuliawan807/
Nailavan802/
Ngilavan801/
Nilathuang7186/
Niloban7168/
Nilabon718/
Nelaban712/
Nelavan711/
Nilooban67324/
Nilavong676/
Neelavan672/
Nyolowan671/
Neelawong634/
Nelaswham631/
Nilobon5785/
Neloban576/
Nelaboin531/

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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 Nilawan
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