Nilsan Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Nilsan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilsan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Nilsan (577) may also be a first name.

Nilsan Last Name Facts

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

Nilsan (Bengali: নীলসন, Hindi: निलसन, Marathi: िनलसन, Oriya: ନିଲସନ, Russian: Нильсан) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilsan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nilsan is the 4,116,508th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Nilsan are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Nilsan is also the 348,718th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 577 people.

It is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran Nilsan is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 89 percent live and Bushehr Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Iran this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilsang92411/
Nilsand925/
Nielsan922/
Nilsant921/
Nilsian921/
Nilssan921/
Nlsan911/
Nilseang864/
Nilsaint861/
Nillsang861/
Nilsen8349,740/
Nilson837,551/
Nelsan83297/
Nilsén83206/
Niljan8316/
Nilcan837/
Nilsam831/
Nilsèn831/
Nielsen77338,225/
Nilsson77190,882/
Nielson7719,683/
Nilssen774,312/
Nillson77110/
Nilchan7766/
Nielsén7739/
Nillsen7727/
Nelshan7712/
Nilssén7711/
Nilszén773/
Nilshon773/
Nil'son773/
Nihlson772/
Gnilsen772/
Nilsone771/
Nelsand771/
Nelssan771/
Nilseen771/
Niljang771/
Nelsang771/
Nilszen771/
Nilszon771/
Nilsham771/
Nelsgan770/
Nellsan770/
Nlson735/
Nielsson71628/
Nielssen71138/
Nilchand71100/
Nilsonne7120/
Nillsson7111/
Nilchang715/
Noelsain714/
Niellsen713/
Neelsang712/
Nelsaint711/
Nilleson711/
Nielsein711/
Nielszon711/
Nilssone711/
Niellson710/
Niehlson710/
Nelson67789,353/
Nelsen6710,114/
Nilzén67179/
Nilzon67122/
Nilsom67113/
Nilzen6782/
Nlsson6773/
Nelsén6754/
Nélson6749/
Nälsén6734/
Nilßon6733/
Nülsen6722/
Nelsam6719/
Nylson6712/
Nylsen6711/
Nleson6711/
Nilcen677/
Nilsem673/
Niljon673/
Nilsenová672/
Nllsen671/
Neljan671/
Nelsón671/
Nèlson671/
Nílsen671/
Nilxon671/
Nilcon671/

Nilsan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilsan in the Bengali language
নীলসনnilasana-
Nilsan in the Oriya language
ନିଲସନnilasana-
Nilsan in the Marathi language
िनलसनinalasana-
Nilsan in the Hindi language
निलसनnilasana44.44
निल्सनnilsana44.44
नीलसनnilasana11.11
Nilsan in the Russian language
Нильсанnilsan-

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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 Nilsan
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