Nillis Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Nillis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nillis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Nillis (27) may also be a first name.

Nillis Last Name Facts

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

Nillis is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nillis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nillis is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Nillis is mostly found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Nillis live; 47 percent live in Oceania Islands and 47 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 27 people.

Nillis is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 86 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Nillis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nillis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nillis last name fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nillis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nillis surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nillies92277/
Niellis921/
Nillios921/
Nilli91193/
Nllis911/
Nellis835,456/
Nilles834,523/
Nillie8380/
Ngilli8370/
Nielli8355/
Nillio8336/
Nillès837/
Nillia836/
Gnilli833/
Nillit831/
Nuilli831/
Nillip831/
Nillai831/
Néllis831/
Niolli831/
Nlli801/
Nellist77921/
Nellies77209/
Nielles7786/
Nellish7712/
Nellgis778/
Nisllai777/
Noellis772/
Nellios772/
Nellise772/
Nilless772/
Nillieh771/
Nelliss771/
Niellie771/
Nelli7314,451/
Nilla734,742/
Nille73664/
Nilly73444/
Nlise735/
Nölli734/
Nälli734/
Nluis732/
Nillesse716/
Nellisse712/
Nielliez711/
Nelles675,373/
Niella67589/
Niller67168/
Nielly67144/
Nellys6799/
Nellie6776/
Nielle6771/
Nellai6768/
Noelli6736/
Ngille6723/
Nli6723/
Nellia6714/
Gnelli6714/
Nillay679/
Nellio678/
Nillet677/
Neelli676/
Nnelli674/
Niolle674/
Nuulli673/
Ngilly673/
Nilley672/
Naelli671/
Nuilly671/
Nellix671/
Nelliz671/
Nellit671/
Néllia671/
Nellui671/
Nilleh671/
Nillaa671/
Nellisová671/
Nelloi671/
Nelliy670/

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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 Nillis
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