Nilofer Surname

323,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Nilofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan8321:214,7165,116
India1851:4,146,299111,116
Turkey1171:665,14034,634
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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

Nilofer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilofer in the Oriya language
ନିେଲାଫରnielaphara-
Nilofer in the Marathi language
नीलोफरnilophara48.48
िनलोफ़रinalofara33.33
नीलोफेरnilophera12.12
िनलोपेरinalopera3.03
नीलोफर्nilophar3.03
Nilofer in the Hindi language
नीलोफरnilophara39.66
निलोफरnilophara31.03
नीलोफेरnilophera25.86
नीलोफॅरnilophera1.72
निलोफ़रnilofara1.72

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nilofer
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