Nimal Surname

121,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Maldives

Nimal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nimal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,6081:12,9411,861
India1,5621:491,07924,825
Maldives1901:2,127207
Belgium1191:96,61014,836
France861:772,35794,336
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
England211:2,653,24194,788
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nimal (55,073) may also be a first name.

Nimal Last Name Facts

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

Nimal (Arabic: نيمال, Bengali: নিমল, Dhivehi: ނިމާލ‬, Hindi: नीमल, Marathi: िनमल, Oriya: ନିମାଲ) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nimal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 121,363rd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,930,987 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Nimal are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 17,017th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 55,073 people.

Nimal is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,608 people, or 1 in 12,941. Not including Sri Lanka this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in India, where 41 percent are found and The Maldives, where 5 percent are found.

Nimal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nimal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nimal surname rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nimal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nimal last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Nimal earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.58% more than the national average, earning $53,324 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nismal91758/
Nimale91399/
Nimmal91117/
Nimail9151/
Naimal9120/
Nimaal9119/
Niemal9115/
Nimhal916/
Neimal916/
Noimal912/
Nimgal912/
Nimall912/
Nijmal911/
Nnimal911/
Nuimal911/
Nimmaal8314/
Nimmall837/
Noimail834/
Nismail832/
Nimalle832/
Gnimale831/
Nijmale831/
Nemal80237/
Numal8081/
Nimol8035/
Naimaull771/
Nimalova771/
Naismail771/
Nemale73319/
Najmal73171/
Nimole7321/
Ngimol7316/
Nemaal737/
Nimmol736/
Nesmal734/
Neemal732/
Nuhmal732/
Nemgal731/
Nejmal731/
Nemald731/
Nyomal731/
Nujmal731/
Neumal730/
Naimalova713/
Nimhaille711/
Naimool6766/
Nemmale676/
Nethmal674/
Nnemale674/
Nimmeyl673/
Nimgool671/
Noimool671/
Gnemale671/
Nemmall671/
Nemalle671/
Naimole671/

Nimal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nimal in the Bengali language
নিমলnimala-
Nimal in the Oriya language
ନିମାଲnimala89.81
ନିମଳnimala3.74
ନିମାଳnimala1.87
ନୀମାଲnimala1.02
ନିମଲnimala0.68
ନିମାଲ୍nimal0.51
ନିମାଲାnimala0.51
ମିଶାଲmisala0.17
ନମାଲnamala0.17
Nimal in the Dhivehi language
ނިމާލ‬nimal83.33
ް‫ނިމާލްnimal16.67
Nimal in the Marathi language
िनमलinamala82.35
िनमालinamala5.88
िनमर्लinamarla2.48
िवमलivamala2.17
नीमलnimala1.86
िमलimala0.31
Nimal in the Hindi language
नीमलnimala53.72
निमलnimala40.13
निमालnimala2.27
निम़लnimala0.32
निमल़nimala0.32
Nimal in the Arabic language
نيمالnymal-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nimal
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