Nilusha Surname

246,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nilusha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilusha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,6081:12,9411,861
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nilusha (10,034) may also be a first name.

Nilusha Last Name Facts

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

Nilusha is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nilusha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilusha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 246,025th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,506,831 people. Nilusha is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nilusha reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 61,094th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 10,034 people.

Nilusha is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,608 people, or 1 in 12,941. Excluding Sri Lanka it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnilusha9352/
Nilyusha931/
Nailyusha886/
Nilushi86293/
Nilisha866/
Nulusha864/
Nilosha861/
Hnylusha80143/
Nelyusha803/
Ngelusha801/
Nilisa771/
Nilosa771/
Nelushi71754/
Nelushe7120/
Ngelusa715/
Nelusah715/
Nylutsa714/
Neliusa714/
Nelisha713/
Nelusia712/
Nailisa711/
Niloshi711/
Nēliusa711/
Nilosoa711/
Neluschi6718/
Neelisha671/
Neilissa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nilusha
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