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

Family Name / Last Name: Nilan
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Sri Lanka
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nilan

How popular is Nilan?

Nilan is common in Sri Lanka.

Nilan is ranked 118424 on 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
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
156,482 Canada14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,317 England75
31,215 Australia72
104,075 Brazil64
Countries with hundreds of Nilan:
38,504 United States730
43,679 Indonesia219
Countries with thousands of Nilan:
1,279 Sri Lanka2,087
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

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.

Nilan Namesakes

  • 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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