Nilton Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Nilton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3521:608,16622,661
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Liberia161:275,53316,331
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Nílton (1) are calculated separately.

Nilton (195,884) may also be a first name.

Nilton Last Name Facts

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

Nilton (Arabic: نيلتون, Russian: Нильтон) occurs most in Brazil. It may appear as a variant: Nílton. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 658,434th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Nilton live; 80 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 5,346th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 195,884 people.

The surname Nilton is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 608,166. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 30 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent are found. Besides Brazil Nilton exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 8 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.

Nilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nilton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nilton last name rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nilton Last Name Statistics demography

Nilton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $39,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nílton941/
Nilthon924/
Niltong923/
Nillton921/
Nilthong8671/
Nelton83343/
Nylton833/
Niltan831/
Nelthon772/
Nilthom771/
Nilltan771/
Nellton770/
Neulton770/
Noelton770/
Nltan731/
Niltheun714/
Niltasin711/
Nyltun676/
Neltun673/
Niltasing672/
Neltan672/
Niltam671/
Nlthan670/
Nelthan623/
Neltane621/
Neltaan621/
Neltanova538/
Nletum501/

Nilton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilton in the Russian language
Нильтонnilton-
Nilton in the Arabic language
نيلتونnyltwn-

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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 Nilton
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