Nilwong Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Nilwong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilwong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1981:356,75962,464
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Nilwong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nilwong is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nilwong.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilwong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,173,425th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name Nilwong occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nilwong live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Tai-Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 356,759. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 17 percent are found, Udon Thani Province, where 15 percent are found and Chiang Rai Province, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Thailand this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nillwong931/
Nilwon925/
Nilwang864/
Nilwan77141/
Nelwon7711/
Nilbon775/
Niluang711,698/
Nillwan712/
Nilboon712/
Ngilwan711/
Nilluang6715/
Nelwan622,416/
Niluan6288/
Nilban624/
Nelbon623/
Nlwane621/
Nlewan620/
Nilluan578/
Nelwane572/
Niluane571/
Hnelwan571/
Nelwahan535/

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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 Nilwong
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