Nilafer Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Nilafer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nilafer (62) may also be a first name.
Nilafer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilafer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nilafer (Hindi: नीलाफेर) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilafer? popularity and diffusion
Nilafer is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Nilafer reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nilafer is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 62 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Besides Sri Lanka Nilafer occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nilawfer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nailafer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nilofer | 86 | 1,153 | / |
| Nilefer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nilafir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Niloufer | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nilapher | 80 | 6 | / |
| Niloofer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Niloffer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nilhofer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Niloifer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nilofere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nilowfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neelafer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhlafe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nielhöfer | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nailoufer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nelofer | 71 | 94 | / |
| Nilofir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neelofer | 67 | 57 | / |
| Nilopher | 67 | 19 | / |
| Neloufer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neloffer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neeloufer | 63 | 3 | / |
| Neeloofer | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nilofa | 62 | 904 | / |
| Nhlafi | 62 | 7 | / |
| Niloofa | 57 | 8 | / |
| Nilapha | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nilopha | 57 | 1 | / |
| Neelafa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nilaphai | 53 | 8 | / |
| Nelopher | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nylopher | 53 | 1 | / |
| Neelopher | 50 | 8 | / |
Nilafer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nilafer in the Hindi language | ||
| नीलाफेर | nilaphera | 86.67 |
| नीलफेर | nilaphera | 13.33 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nilafer
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