Nilofa Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Nilofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Nilofa (12,048) may also be a first name.

Nilofa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nilofa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nilofa (Bengali: নীলোফা, Hindi: निलोफा, Marathi: नीलोफा, Oriya: ନିେଲାଫା) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilofa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 391,429th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,061,445 people. The surname Nilofa is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nilofa reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nilofa is also the 53,993rd most common first name internationally It is held by 12,048 people.

The surname Nilofa is most common in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 901 people, or 1 in 176,867. Barring Bangladesh this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niloofa928/
Nelofa839/
Nilofer771,153/
Nilopha771/
Niloufer7139/
Niloofer713/
Niloffer713/
Nilhofer712/
Niloifer711/
Neelofath671/
Nailoufer671/
Nelofer6294/
Nilafer6214/
Nilapha623/
Neelafa621/
Neelofer5757/
Nilopher5719/
Nilaphat579/
Nilaphai578/
Nilapher576/
Neloufer575/
Nilaphot574/
Neloffer573/
Nilawfer571/
Nailafer571/
Noilophot5326/
Neeloufer533/
Neeloofer531/
Nailaphat531/
Nhlafe506/
Nhlafo501/

Nilofa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilofa in the Oriya language
ନିେଲାଫାnielapha-
Nilofa in the Marathi language
नीलोफाnilopha-
Nilofa in the Hindi language
निलोफाnilopha70
नीलोफाnilopha20
निलोफरnilophara10
Nilofa in the Bengali language
নীলোফাnilopha50
নিলোফাnilopha50

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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 Nilofa
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