Nile Surname
Approximately 14,394 people bear this surname
Nile Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,804 | 1:98,291 | 6,460 |
| Egypt | 4,668 | 1:19,695 | 2,278 |
| United States | 542 | 1:668,743 | 53,351 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| England | 227 | 1:245,454 | 19,989 |
| Liberia | 67 | 1:65,799 | 5,672 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Iran | 38 | 1:2,020,593 | 71,790 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Mauritania | 34 | 1:120,437 | 7,101 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 142 | 1:171,658 | 14,473 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 165 | 1:304,356 | 24,088 |
Nile (6,527) may also be a first name.
Nile Demographics
Average Male Nile Height
173.92 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nile Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nile Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nile (Arabic: نايل, Bengali: নীলে, Georgian: ნილე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻠﻪ, Hindi: नीले, Marathi: नीळे, Oriya: ନିେଲ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nile click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nile? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nile is the 36,637th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 506,291 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Nile live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nile is also the 81,194th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 6,527 people.
The last name Nile is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 7,804 people, or 1 in 98,291. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent live, Gujarat, where 0 percent live and Odisha, where 0 percent live. Aside from India this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Nile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nile has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nile Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nile surname are 15.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.99% registered with the political party.
The amount Nile earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.44% less than the national average, earning R 51,228 per year; in United States they earn 8.96% less than the national average, earning $39,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.19% less than the national average, earning $39,652 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nile Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nile in the Georgian language | ||
| ნილე | nile | - |
| Nile in the Bengali language | ||
| নীলে | nile | - |
| Nile in the Hindi language | ||
| नीले | nile | 84.91 |
| निले | nile | 7.55 |
| नीलेश | nilesa | 5.66 |
| निळे | nile | 1.89 |
| Nile in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻠﻪ | alnylh | 75 |
| ﻧﻴﻠﻪ | nylh | 15 |
| ﻧﻴﻞ | nyl | 10 |
| Nile in the Marathi language | ||
| नीळे | nile | 66.98 |
| नीले | nile | 31.63 |
| नीळ | nila | 0.47 |
| Nile in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିେଲ | niela | 60.82 |
| ନିେଳ | niela | 17.53 |
| ନୀେଲ | niela | 11.9 |
| ନୀେଳ | niela | 9.31 |
| ନିେଲି | nieli | 0.22 |
| ତିେଲ | tiela | 0.22 |
| Nile in the Arabic language | ||
| نايل | nayl | - |
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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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- 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 Nile
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