Nilgiri Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

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

Nilgiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilgiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1301:5,900,503139,327
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Nilgiri (191) may also be a first name.

Nilgiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nilgiri (Hindi: नीलगिरी, Marathi: नीलिगरी, Oriya: ନିଳଗିରି) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilgiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nilgiri is the 1,364,059th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Nilgiri reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nilgiri is also the 657,437th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 191 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 5,900,503. In India Nilgiri is most frequent in: Odisha, where 48 percent are found, Telangana, where 28 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent are found. Apart from India Nilgiri is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilgiris9327/
Nilsiri86117/
Nilgire8641/
Nelgiri864/
Nilgiry861/
Nilgeri861/
Neelgiri8012/
Nileri771/
Nilchaisri712/
Nileris711/
Nilerio711/
Neilyri711/
Neelgira671/
Nhilaire671/
Naillirey630/
Nilere6212/
Neleri625/
Nelira622/
Nillesheri592/
Ngilere5755/
Nelzira572/
Neelira571/
Neeleri571/
Nelerio571/
Nelaira571/
Nailery571/
Nilseryd5313/
Nilcerei531/

Nilgiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilgiri in the Oriya language
ନିଳଗିରିnilagiri-
Nilgiri in the Marathi language
नीलिगरीniligari-
Nilgiri in the Hindi language
नीलगिरीnilagiri50
नीलगिरिnilagiri25
नीलगीरीnilagiri25

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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 Nilgiri
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