Nilofer Surname
Approximately 1,153 people bear this surname
Nilofer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 832 | 1:214,716 | 5,116 |
| India | 185 | 1:4,146,299 | 111,116 |
| Turkey | 117 | 1:665,140 | 34,634 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Nilofer (17,404) may also be a first name.
Nilofer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilofer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nilofer (Hindi: नीलोफर, Marathi: नीलोफर, Oriya: ନିେଲାଫର) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilofer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 323,367th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,320,508 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nilofer live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 41,825th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 17,404 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 832 people, or 1 in 214,716. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 36 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 36 percent live and Punjab, where 16 percent live. Beside Pakistan Nilofer occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent live and Turkey, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niloufer | 93 | 39 | / |
| Niloffer | 93 | 3 | / |
| Niloofer | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nilhofer | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nilowfer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Niloifer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nilofere | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nailoufer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nelofer | 86 | 94 | / |
| Nilafer | 86 | 14 | / |
| Nilofir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nilefer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Neelofer | 80 | 57 | / |
| Nilopher | 80 | 19 | / |
| Neloufer | 80 | 5 | / |
| Neloffer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nailafer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nilawfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nilofa | 77 | 904 | / |
| Nielhöfer | 75 | 6 | / |
| Neeloufer | 75 | 3 | / |
| Neeloofer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niloofa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nilafir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nilapher | 67 | 6 | / |
| Neelafer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelopher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nylopher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neelopher | 63 | 8 | / |
| Nelofa | 62 | 9 | / |
| Nhlafe | 62 | 6 | / |
| Nhlophe | 57 | 8 | / |
| Nilopha | 57 | 1 | / |
Nilofer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nilofer in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିେଲାଫର | nielaphara | - |
| Nilofer in the Marathi language | ||
| नीलोफर | nilophara | 48.48 |
| िनलोफ़र | inalofara | 33.33 |
| नीलोफेर | nilophera | 12.12 |
| िनलोपेर | inalopera | 3.03 |
| नीलोफर् | nilophar | 3.03 |
| Nilofer in the Hindi language | ||
| नीलोफर | nilophara | 39.66 |
| निलोफर | nilophara | 31.03 |
| नीलोफेर | nilophera | 25.86 |
| नीलोफॅर | nilophera | 1.72 |
| निलोफ़र | nilofara | 1.72 |
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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
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- 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 Nilofer
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