Explore the Family Name Nila

The meaning of Nila

1. Romanian (Nilă): from a short form of the personal name Dănilă (see Daniel). 2. Hispanic (Mexico): unexplained.

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How common is the last name Nila in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Nila saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 37,640th in terms of popularity in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed to 31,824th, marking an improvement of approximately 15.45%. The count of people bearing this surname also increased from 556 in 2000 to 725 in 2010, a growth rate of 30.4%. Concurrently, the proportion per 100k people with the surname Nila saw a rise of 19.05%, moving from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,640	#31,824	15.45%
Count	556	725	30.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.25	19.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nila

On the ethnicity front, based on data collected in the Decennial U.S. Census, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Nila has shown some changes over time. The largest group, Hispanics, composed 84.35% of individuals with this surname in 2000, shrinking slightly to 83.31% by 2010. For those identifying as White, there was a decrease of 12.08%, falling from 13.49% in 2000 to 11.86% in 2010. Notably, the Asian/Pacific Islander category experienced a significant increase of 162.70%, moving from only 1.26% in 2000 to 3.31% in 2010. Those identifying as Black or Two or more races were reported in 2010, making up 0.69% and 0.83% respectively, while these categories were not recorded in 2000. No change was observed for those identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	84.35%	83.31%	-1.23%
White	13.49%	11.86%	-12.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.26%	3.31%	162.7%
Two or More Races	0%	0.83%	0%
Black	0%	0.69%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%