Nilim Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

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

Nilim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India541:14,204,914239,375
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nilim (3,917) may also be a first name.

Nilim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nilim (Bengali: নীলিম, Hindi: नीलिम, Marathi: िनलीम, Oriya: ନିଲିମ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,152,526th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Nilim reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 111,921st most widely held first name internationally, held by 3,917 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 14,204,914. In India Nilim is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 78 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent are found and Telangana, where 6 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilime9169/
Ngilim916/
Nislim912/
Nileim911/
Nailim911/
Gnilim911/
Nilheim8318/
Nelim80243/
Nilin80151/
Nilem8086/
Nulim8022/
Nylim801/
Nilimova772/
Naileime771/
Ngilin73110/
Nailin7386/
Niling7360/
Nilina7357/
Nielin7351/
Nislin7323/
Neylim7317/
Nileme7316/
Noilin7313/
Nilion739/
Gnilin738/
Neilin737/
Neelim737/
Nailem734/
Neilem732/
Nilhem732/
Nileam732/
Nelime732/
Nileem732/
Niolin731/
Nulhim731/
Ngilem731/
Neiling67149/
Nailing6780/
Nailina6756/
Naiglin6723/
Neilinn6716/
Ngilion671/
Noiling671/
Niolina671/
Neislin671/
Neilina671/
Neilien671/
Niliaen671/

Nilim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilim in the Bengali language
নীলিমnilima-
Nilim in the Oriya language
ନିଲିମnilima-
Nilim in the Marathi language
िनलीमinalima72.82
िनिलमinilama16.99
नीलमnilama1.94
नीलीमnilima1.94
Nilim in the Hindi language
नीलिमnilima43.75
निलिमnilima20.83
नीलीमnilima12.5
निलीमnilima12.5
नीलमnilama4.17
नीळमnilama4.17
नीलीमाnilima2.08

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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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  • 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 Nilim
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