Nilem Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nilem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nilem (753) may also be a first name.

Nilem Last Name Facts

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

Nilem (Hindi: नीलेम, Marathi: नीलम) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. Nilem is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nilem live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nilem is also the 299,476th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 753 people.

The last name Nilem is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 1,674,040. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Jakarta, where 49 percent reside, West Nusa Tenggara, where 19 percent reside and East Java, where 16 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nileme9116/
Nailem914/
Nilhem912/
Nileam912/
Neilem912/
Nileem912/
Nileim911/
Ngilem911/
Nilheim8318/
Nelem80575/
Nilen8089/
Nilim8077/
Naileime771/
Nielen731,164/
Neilen73357/
Nailen73256/
Nilime7369/
Noilen7367/
Nileng7344/
Nihlen7318/
Nijlen7311/
Ngelem7310/
Neleum7310/
Nulhem739/
Neelem738/
Nilehn738/
Ngilim736/
Neleme736/
Neulem733/
Neslem732/
Nailne732/
Nislim732/
Nilend732/
Neleem732/
Gnilim731/
Ngilen731/
Nailim731/
Nislen731/
Nileen731/
Nieleń731/
Nioleñ731/
Nehlem731/
Nilent731/
Nelhem731/
Nilesn731/
Netlem731/
Neilne730/
Nlen6727/
Nihleen6713/
Nailaen679/
Neislen678/
Neeleem677/
Niehlen676/
Gneleme672/
Neillen672/
Neileng671/
Niliaen671/
Nieleen671/
Neilien671/
Neeleam671/
Nielaen671/

Nilem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilem in the Marathi language
नीलमnilama66.67
िनलेमinalema33.33
Nilem in the Hindi language
नीलेमnilema44.44
नीलमnilama38.89
निलमnilama11.11
निलेमnilema5.56

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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 Nilem
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