Nilufer Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Nilufer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilufer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Nilüfer (890) are calculated separately.

Nilufer (24,584) may also be a first name.

Nilufer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nilufer (Arabic: نيلوفر, Hindi: निलोफेर, Marathi: नीलुफर, Oriya: ନିଲୁଫର) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Nilüfer. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilufer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Nilufer are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 32,430th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 24,584 people.

The last name Nilufer is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Nilufer is primarily found in: New York, where 38 percent reside, Virginia, where 38 percent reside and Maryland, where 13 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Nilufer Last Name Statistics demography

Nilufer earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.97% more than the national average, earning $64,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilüfer95890/
Niloufer9339/
Nailufer932/
Niluffer931/
Nailoufer881/
Nilifer8632/
Neylufer8034/
Neloufer805/
Niloofer803/
Neelufer802/
Nilowfer801/
Nilufa777,425/
Neeloufer753/
Nulifer7157/
Nailufa7127/
Nülüfer7126/
Neelufir671/
Neelifer671/
Neeloofer631/
Nelufa621,443/
Nilupha571/

Nilufer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nilufer in the Hindi language
निलोफेरnilophera-
Nilufer in the Marathi language
नीलुफरniluphara80
नीलूफरniluphara20
Nilufer in the Oriya language
ନିଲୁଫରniluphara66.67
ନିଲୁଫର୍niluphar33.33
Nilufer in the Arabic language
نيلوفرnylwfr-

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