Nylon Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Andorra

Nylon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nylon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Botswana41:546,73222,624
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Nylon (441) may also be a first name.

Nylon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nylon (Arabic: نايلون) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nylon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,295,379th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Nylon live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nylon is also the 408,221st most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 441 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria Nylon is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 80 percent are found, Delta, where 13 percent are found and Ondo, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Nylon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nylon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nylon surname increased 543 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nylon Last Name Statistics demography

Nylon earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neylon912,270/
Naylon91609/
Nyleon9121/
Nuylon913/
Naylong831/
Neyloon831/
Nayllon831/
Nilon80846/
Nelon80668/
Nylan8065/
Nylãn801/
Nylun800/
Nealon734,566/
Nailon731,538/
Neylan73831/
Nuylan73789/
Neilon73686/
Nilong73395/
Neelon73365/
Neslon73130/
Nelong7399/
Noylan7374/
Nylaan7369/
Nilgon7366/
Naylan7333/
Niolon7319/
Nelosn7315/
Nilion739/
Neulon739/
Ngilon738/
Nelgon735/
Nelion735/
Nilone734/
Nelone733/
Nislon733/
Nylung733/
Nylant732/
Neloon732/
Ngelon732/
Nilhon732/
Nelomn731/
Nuilon731/
Nielon731/
Nelhon731/
Niloin731/
Gnilon731/
Nylian731/
Neloun731/
Neloin731/
Nelond731/
Nylunn730/
Nilond730/
Nitlon730/
Neylun730/
Neylonova7113/
Neyland671,878/
Naillon67800/
Noilong67182/
Noyland6734/
Nealond6722/
Neilond6711/
Nayland6710/
Nylundh6710/
Neillon675/
Nilyong673/
Ngnelon671/
Ngilion671/
Gnilion671/
Nyhland671/
Neaslon671/
Neylund671/
Neislon671/
Nealyon671/
Neulion671/
Nylandt671/
Nyliane671/
Nilhong671/
Nelongq671/
Nelione671/
Neilhon671/
Nyoluun671/
Nelyong671/
Noylund670/
Nhyland670/
Nuislon670/

Nylon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nylon in the Arabic language
نايلونnaylwn-
نيلونnylwn-

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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 Nylon
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