Nilawong Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Nilawong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilawong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1191:593,600101,063
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nilawong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nilawong is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilawong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nilawong reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

The surname Nilawong is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 593,600. In Thailand Nilawong is mostly concentrated in: Suphan Buri Province, where 37 percent live, Phang Nga Province, where 26 percent live and Phuket Province, where 26 percent live. Beside Thailand it exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilawongs944/
Nilavong886/
Nilawang882/
Neelawong824/
Nilavongs822/
Nilawan80118/
Nilabon808/
Ngilawan75134/
Nailawan754/
Nilavan67101/
Nilathuang6786/
Nilobon6785/
Niloban6768/
Nilaban674/
Nelawan671/
Nilooban63324/
Nilavane6328/
Nilavant6321/
Nailavan632/
Ngilavan631/
Nelaboin631/
Neloban536/
Nelaban532/
Nelavan531/
Neelavan502/
Nyolowan501/

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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 Nilawong
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