Nillam Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nillam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nillam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India481:15,980,529256,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Nillam (249) may also be a first name.

Nillam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nillam (Hindi: नीलम, Marathi: नीलम, Oriya: ନିଲମ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nillam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nillam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Nillam is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nillam are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 565,047th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 249 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 15,980,529. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 58 percent are found and Telangana, where 42 percent are found. Other than India Nillam occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilliam927/
Nillamm922/
Nellam8358/
Nillan8348/
Nillom832/
Nlam80119/
Nillang7761/
Neellam7717/
Nillian775/
Nillgan771/
Nillaun771/
Nillane771/
Nilland770/
Nliam73377/
Nlame7314/
Nllan732/
Nillahan711/
Nillaine711/
Nellhamn711/
Nillasen710/
Nellan67170/
Nillon6778/
Nellom6752/
Nillasing678/
Nillán671/
Nhlame671/

Nillam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nillam in the Oriya language
ନିଲମnilama-
Nillam in the Hindi language
नीलमnilama66.67
नीललमnilalama25
निलमnilama8.33
Nillam in the Marathi language
नीलमnilama57.14
िनलमinalama42.86

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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 Nillam
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