Nile Surname

36,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Togo

Nile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,8041:98,2916,460
Egypt4,6681:19,6952,278
United States5421:668,74353,351
Togo5251:13,8053,854
England2271:245,45419,989
Liberia671:65,7995,672
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Australia431:627,80744,139
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Mauritania341:120,4377,101
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
France181:3,690,151224,666
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
China71:195,331,65210,124
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Albania31:971,35222,477
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

Nile (6,527) may also be a first name.

Nile Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nile (Arabic: نايل, Bengali: নীলে, Georgian: ნილე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻠﻪ, Hindi: नीले, Marathi: नीळे, Oriya: ନିେଲ) has its highest incidence in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nile? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,637th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 506,291 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Nile are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 81,194th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 6,527 people.

The surname Nile is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 7,804 people, or 1 in 98,291. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Gujarat, where 0 percent reside and Odisha, where 0 percent reside. Beside India it exists in 59 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Nile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nile has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nile surname rose 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.99% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niles8919,689/
Naile89755/
Nille89664/
Ngile89523/
Niele89206/
Neile89176/
Niole89151/
Nnile89120/
Nisle8998/
Niler8993/
Nileh8967/
Nilie8949/
Gnile8944/
Nilee8938/
Niley8928/
Noile8917/
Nilet8917/
Nilei8915/
Nilep8914/
Nilje899/
Nilge896/
Nilej894/
Nhile892/
Nihle892/
Nilhe892/
Nilea891/
Nileu891/
Nle86112/
Nilesh801,513/
Ngaile80988/
Nisley80883/
Nailer80525/
Nailes80461/
Noiles80425/
Neiley80293/
Ngoile80161/
Neiles80160/
Nisler80155/
Neille80132/
Naille80124/
Nielle8071/
Neiler8045/
Nihles8044/
Nijole8042/
Niehle8042/
Nittle8039/
Nilest8038/
Naileh8037/
Ngiley8034/
Ngilei8034/
Nayile8033/
Nailey8027/
Ngille8023/
Noyile8015/
Noilhe8014/
Nailie8011/
Ngilea809/
Nailei809/
Nielge807/
Noilet807/
Nilhed806/
Noille806/
Najile805/
Nailee805/
Noiler804/
Neyile804/
'Neile804/
Niyale803/
Nieley803/
Nuiles803/
Nailet803/
Nilees803/
Nailed802/
Nitley802/
Niyole802/
Nailea802/
Neilie801/
Naiele801/
Naiile801/
Nailej801/
N'Eile801/
Nijale801/
Niledh801/
Neiled801/
Nnoile801/
Nnuile801/
Nitlei801/
Gnilet801/
Neiale801/
Niyele801/
Nilhet801/
Nilieh801/
Nyiale801/
Ngilee801/
Neilhe801/
Nislet800/
Naisle800/
Nisles800/
Nioley800/
Neitle800/
Niglie800/
Neilei800/
Gnisle800/
Neisle800/
Nilett800/
Neilet800/
Neil7536,046/
Nila7534,996/
Nale7526,564/
Nail7517,073/
Nili756,006/
Noil754,801/
Nule752,292/
Nele751,675/
Ngil75299/
Nily75170/
Nuil75154/
Nilă7594/
Nilh7588/
Nyle7534/
Nitl7510/
Nåle758/
Nhil757/
Nhle757/
Nilj754/
Nlhe752/
N'Le752/
Neisler731,196/
Nittler73351/
Neillie73101/
Nisleit73100/
Neilley7392/
Nailler7364/
Neuille7335/
Nilieha7325/
Noillet7323/
Naillet7322/
Nailess7318/
Noilles7310/
Nailesh739/
Nitlech739/
Naihele737/
Neiller736/
Neisley733/
Nittles732/
Neilles732/
Nicelle732/
Ngayile732/
Nijolea731/
Neihule731/
Neilesh731/
Nuihale731/
Naieles731/
Noilhes731/
Noilleu731/
Neilieh731/
Niyalle731/
Niselle731/
Nielley731/
Ngoiley731/
Najille731/
Neilher731/
Neilhes731/
Naiglie730/
Nislett730/
Hnisley730/
Nileatt730/
Neill6732,863/
Niloy6730,571/
Naili6728,261/
Neale6727,620/
Ngele6713,395/
Naila675,769/
Nalle675,047/
Nhiel674,758/
Ngili674,046/
Nölle672,482/
Neild672,302/
Nelle672,137/
Neili671,878/
Noila671,860/
Neila671,681/
Nilay671,327/
Nuila671,129/
Nyele67970/
Naill67820/
Neily67752/
Nulle67737/
Nhili67697/
Nuule67666/
Nayle67648/
Neele67647/
Nesil67604/
Nilai67592/
Najle67516/
Nelep67500/
Nisel67473/
Naule67432/
Nalhe67425/
Nichelle67413/
Naley67340/
Nyole67332/
Nilis67314/
Naale67299/
Nilaj67282/
Noule67275/
Neles67251/
Gnele67238/
Nhila67215/
Nieli67197/
Noyle67187/
Nesle67187/
Nelet67169/
Nelie67157/
Nülle67149/
Nissille67145/
Nalee67139/
Nilya67137/
Nelge67117/
Naily67105/
Nähle67105/
Nheil67104/
Nelei67102/
Hnila6792/
Noele6783/
Neule6781/
Nilia6773/
Nilio6762/
Nißel6757/
Nitel6755/
Niliy6753/
Nelea6753/
Nicel6752/
Nulee6752/
Niela6748/
Nisil6744/
Naail6742/
Nihla6742/
Nnele6742/
Nulie6740/
Neley6737/
Nhele6737/
Nalei6736/
Neyle6735/
Nilgi6732/
Nelje6727/
Nuleh6727/
Neler6725/
Noili6725/
Nitil6721/
Nilit6721/
Nitli6721/
Nelee6720/
Niely6719/
Neleh6719/
Neuillie6719/
Nalea6717/
Noily6717/
Naele6717/
Nicelley6716/
Netle6716/
Nelez6716/
N'Ila6715/
Nisli6715/
Nhail6715/
Nilaa6714/
Nehle6714/
Nilip6714/
Nisselle6713/
Ngail6713/
Ngoil6712/
Gnili6712/
Nuley6711/
Nilih6710/
Nittl6710/
Nuijl679/
'Nale679/
Noitl678/
Nnale677/
Neisl676/
Netil675/
Nuele675/
Néill674/
Nnajiole673/
Neleu673/
Nailh673/
Nnila673/
Gneil672/
Nuhle672/
Niloi672/
Necil672/
Niloa672/
Nølle672/
Nioly672/
Naisl671/
Nilij671/
Nilui671/
Ngill671/
Neitl671/
Nelhe671/
Nicil671/
Noucille671/
Nittelle671/
Hnaihlie671/
Nailê671/
Nugielle671/
Hnail671/
Noill671/
Nouialle671/
Neleț671/
Nejle671/
Nhily671/
Nilès671/
Niliz671/
Nneil671/
Nieyl671/
Nijli671/
Nélet671/
'Nele671/
Nhlee671/
Nnili671/
Naieslei671/
Nuhielle671/
Nuily671/
Nyley670/
Nylie670/
Nilhs670/
Gneisler670/
Nylee670/
Nhule670/
Nylge670/

Nile Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nile in the Georgian language
ნილეnile-
Nile in the Bengali language
নীলেnile-
Nile in the Hindi language
नीलेnile84.91
निलेnile7.55
नीलेशnilesa5.66
निळेnile1.89
Nile in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻠﻪalnylh75
ﻧﻴﻠﻪnylh15
ﻧﻴﻞnyl10
Nile in the Marathi language
नीळेnile66.98
नीलेnile31.63
नीळnila0.47
Nile in the Oriya language
ନିେଲniela60.82
ନିେଳniela17.53
ନୀେଲniela11.9
ନୀେଳniela9.31
ନିେଲିnieli0.22
ତିେଲtiela0.22
Nile in the Arabic language
نايلnayl-

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