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

The surname Nimal (Arabic: نيمال, Bengali: নিমল, Dhivehi: ނިމާލ‬, Hindi: नीमल, Marathi: िनमल, Oriya: ନିମାଲ) is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 121,363rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,930,987 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Nimal reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 17,017th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 55,073 people.

This last name is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,608 people, or 1 in 12,941. Barring Sri Lanka it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in India, where 41 percent live and The Maldives, where 5 percent live.

Nimal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nimal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nimal surname expanded 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nimal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nimal surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the political 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
  • 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 Nimal
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