Around the world, Nilanka (Nilanka 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral forename. The forename Nilanka is habitual in Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common epicene name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Kuwait, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Sri Lanka, India, and United Arab Emirates. Very seldom, Nilanka is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Nilanka | United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, India, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka |
| nilanka perera researcher |
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| nilanka pathirana Sri Lankan cricketer, LK (b. 1996) |
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| nilanka rukshitha cricketer, LK (b. 1998) |
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