Nilan meaning | Last name Nilan origin

Following is the meaning of Nilan surname. Family name Nilan is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Nilan
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Sri Lanka
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nilan

Nilan is used as a family name or surname in Sri Lanka languages. Nilan has 5 characters long in length.

Nilan is common in Sri Lanka country(ies).

Nilan is ranked 118424 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nilans plummeted by 9.589041 per cent to 462 since 2000 and slipped by 5803 spots and ranked at 46138. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.81 96.87
Hispanic or Latino 3.25 2.15
Others 1.08 0

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Nilan

How popular is Nilan?

Nilan is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Sri Lanka which may be its originating country too. Around 3398 people have been found who wears Nilan as their family name. Nilan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
219,873 France2
21,529 Singapore2
26,123 Malaysia2
492,292 Ukraine1
10,683 Cyprus1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
107,212 South Africa1
24,176 Qatar1
31,584 Peru1
62,864 New Zealand1
7,198 Maldives1
29,046 Japan1
2,057 Myanmar1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
17,575 Kuwait1
56,169 Mexico1
118,015 Netherlands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
272,864 India42
7,570 Ireland38
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 22 years old workman Pat Nilan who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on November 8, 1848 by St. John put out from Galway. Jas. Nilan (18) Workman, Bridget Nilan, John Nilan, 3 years old Bogan Nilan, Bogan Nilan, are other Nilan that migrated to US.

Celebrities having Nilan surname

Conor Niland Tennis player
Conor Niland Tennis player
Conor Niland Tennis player
Chris Nilan Ice hockey player
Raigamacharige Nilanjana Cricket Player
Rupatai Patil Nilangekar Polit.
Elly Niland Poet
Chris Nilan Ice hockey player
Karen Nilan Chris Nilan's ex-wife
Patrick Nilan Olympic athlete

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