Nilema Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nilema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Nilema (1,835) may also be a first name.

Nilema Last Name Facts

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

Nilema (Bengali: নিলীমা, Hindi: निलेमा, Marathi: िनिलमा, Oriya: ନିେଲମା, Russian: Нилема) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nilema is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Nilema occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Nilema are found; 45 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 178,073rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,835 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is mostly found in: Odisha, where 80 percent live and Jharkhand, where 20 percent live. Excluding India this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 36 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nileema9248/
Niliema9211/
Nilemoa929/
Nislema926/
Nilaema924/
Ngilema924/
Nailema921/
Neilema921/
Nilemma921/
Nileemma861/
Nhlema833,965/
Nilima833,739/
Nilama83864/
Nilemo8345/
Nelema8336/
Nileme8316/
Nulema831/
Ngilima771,908/
Nilamma77584/
Ngelema77197/
Nailima77158/
Nilimaa77158/
Neelema7725/
Nilamai7720/
Nilaama7711/
Nilimma7711/
Nailama777/
Neilima777/
Nilamay776/
Nilisma773/
Nilamah773/
Gnelema773/
Nelemma773/
Nilamaa771/
Nilimay771/
Neilyma771/
Nhlemah771/
Nielima771/
Noilamai7168/
Nelemaat7129/
Nilaamma715/
Nealemay714/
Neilymma713/
Neeleema712/
Ngilemui711/
Nyleamah711/
Neilimma711/
Naileime711/
Nelemaha711/
Nelemgai711/
Ngelemau711/
Ngillima711/
Nilomhay711/
Noilamma711/
Nelima6726,739/
Nelama6792/
Nilime6769/
Nhlemo6755/
Nulama6715/
Nilheimer6713/
Neelemaat6713/
Neleme676/
Nelemi673/
Nilimo672/

Nilema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilema in the Bengali language
নিলীমাnilima-
Nilema in the Oriya language
ନିେଲମାnielama-
Nilema in the Hindi language
निलेमाnilema60
नीलेमाnilema20
नीलिमाnilima20
Nilema in the Marathi language
िनिलमाinilama55.17
िनलेमाinalema41.38
नीिलमाniilama3.45
Nilema in the Russian language
Нилемаnilema-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nilema
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