Worldwide, نیلوفر (Niloofar 
, Nilüfer 
, نیلوفر 
) is quite a rare principally female, but scarcely male forename. The first name نیلوفر is characteristic of Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Iran, where it is quite a rare female name, and Turkey. Very seldom, نیلوفر is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Niloofar | Germany, Iran, United States, India, Turkey |
| Nilüfer | Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Turkey |
| نیلوفر | Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran |
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نیلوفر بختیار Pakistani public official, PK (b. 1957) |
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نیلوفر بیضایی Iranian activist, IR (b. 1967) |
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نیلوفر لاری‌پور Iranian poet, IR (b. 1970) |
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نیلوفر خوش‌خلق Iranian actress, IR (b. 1972) |
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نیلوفر ابراهیمی Afghan politician, AF |
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نیلوفر حامدی iranian journalist, IR |
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نیلوفر اردلان Iranian footballer, IR (b. 1985) |
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نیلوفر محبی Iranian violinist, IR (b. 1987) |
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نیلوفر رحمانی Afghan aviator, AF (b. 1992) |
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| نیلوفر حائری Iranian linguist, IR (b. 1958) |
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| نیلوفر ضیا Iraian painter, IR (b. 1962) |
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| نیلوفر محمودی Iranian actor, IR (b. 1968) |
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| نیلوفر دوستی Iranian actor and artist, IR (b. 1971) |
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| نیلوفر بنی‌صدر Iranian photographer, IR (b. 1973) |
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| نیلوفر سخی Afghan activist, AF |
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