Cognomen Nilima (Nilima 
, নীলিমা ) , in the entire world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen Nilima is habitual in Bangladesh, where it is quite a rare surname, Oman, where it is a rare surname, and Saudi Arabia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Bangladesh, India, and Saudi Arabia. Much more prevalently, Nilima is the forename as well as the last name.
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