Nilayan Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Nilayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3401:297,75942,371
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Nilayan (107) may also be a first name.

Nilayan Last Name Facts

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

Nilayan (Marathi: िनलायन) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 814,680th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nilayan are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 910,230th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 107 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 297,759. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Bicol, where 41 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 21 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 17 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilayon86203/
Nilayam8654/
Nelayan8621/
Niliyan863/
Nilajan862/
Ngelayan807/
Nilhajan801/
Nilain773/
Nihlean7116/
Nailaen719/
Niliyam716/
Neloyan711/
Nelayam711/
Neliyan711/
Nulaain711/
Nailain711/
Niliaen711/
Nilojan711/
Nulajan711/
Nileand710/
Nilausen67378/
Neeliyan678/
Nuhlajan675/
Nuileang672/
Niloyint671/
Nujlajan671/
Neelayam671/

Nilayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilayan in the Marathi language
िनलायनinalayana60
िनलायानinalayana40

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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
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  • 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 Nilayan
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