Nilekani Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Nilekani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilekani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2681:2,862,18487,228
United States251:14,498,357517,445
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nilekani (169) may also be a first name.

Nilekani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nilekani (Marathi: िनलेकणी) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilekani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 897,852nd most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The surname Nilekani occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Nilekani live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 703,581st most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 169 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 2,862,184. In India Nilekani is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 74 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 19 percent are found and Goa, where 3 percent are found. Apart from India it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Nilekani Last Name Statistics demography

Nilekani earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $49,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilekhani941/
Nilekane885/
Nilekeni883/
Nilakani882/
Nilikhani821/
Nulakani75173/
Nelekane7510/
Nilakane751/
Nilakeni751/
Nelakani751/
Nelekoni751/
Nulikani751/
Nilakanhe715/
Nulakaani713/
Nilakhane711/
Nelekona632/

Nilekani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilekani in the Marathi language
िनलेकणीinalekani85
िनलेकानीinalekani15

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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 Nilekani
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