Nilkan Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Nilkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Nilkan (69) may also be a first name.
Nilkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nilkan (Marathi: िनळकन, Oriya: ନିଲକାନ) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nilkan.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilkan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Nilkan live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Tai-Asia. Nilkan is also the 1,171,416th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 69 people.
The surname Nilkan is most common in Thailand, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 23,546,115. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 33 percent live, Songkhla Province, where 33 percent live and Surat Thani Province, where 33 percent live. Outside of Thailand this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and Iran, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nilkhan | 92 | 95 | / |
| Nielkan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nillkan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nilkang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nilkhane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nilkamnt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nilkon | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nilcan | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nilkong | 77 | 178 | / |
| Nilkoun | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nilkoon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nilhkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nlkam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nilkhong | 71 | 16 | / |
| Nilkasem | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nelkantt | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nilckone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nilcasen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nillkoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nelkon | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nilcon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nilkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nllkam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nielcon | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nillcon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nelkhong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nelkacem | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nelchean | 57 | 0 | / |
| Nlqon | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nelkom | 50 | 20 | / |
| Nelcon | 50 | 9 | / |
| Nilcom | 50 | 1 | / |
Nilkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nilkan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଲକାନ | nilakana | - |
| Nilkan in the Marathi language | ||
| िनळकन | inalakana | - |
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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 Nilkan
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