Nilüfer Surname

396,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Nilüfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nilüfer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8891:87,5387,857
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Nilufer (23) are calculated separately.

Nilüfer (46,004) may also be a first name.

Nilüfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nilüfer is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Nilufer. For other potential spellings of Nilüfer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilüfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 396,198th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,188,254 people. The last name Nilüfer occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Nilüfer live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 19,824th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 46,004 people.

Nilüfer is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 889 people, or 1 in 87,538. In Turkey Nilüfer is primarily concentrated in: Batman Province, where 20 percent live, Bursa Province, where 18 percent live and Sanliurfa Province, where 15 percent live. Barring Turkey Nilüfer exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilufer9523/
Nilifer8632/
Nülüfer8626/
Niloufer8039/
Niloofer803/
Nailufer802/
Nilowfer801/
Niluffer801/
Nailoufer751/
Nulifer7157/
Neylufer6734/
Neloufer675/
Neelufer672/
Neelifer671/
Neeloufer633/
Neeloofer631/
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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 Nilüfer
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