Family name נילוס (Nilus 
, נילוס 
) , throughout the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen נילוס is habitual in Malaysia, where it is a rare surname, Indonesia, and Russia, where it is an extremely rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the United States. Likewise, נילוס is the forename as well as the last name.