Nura Forename
1,985th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 509,542 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nura Forename User-submission:
Nura is a feminine form of the Arabic name نور (Nur), which means 'bright', 'full of light'. In Islam, النور (al-Nur) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Nura Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 396,819 | 1:447 | 62 |
| India | 61% | 22,015 | 1:55,184 | 7,301 |
| Egypt | 100% | 20,300 | 1:4,527 | 525 |
| Ethiopia | 87% | 18,032 | 1:5,410 | 872 |
| Bangladesh | 54% | 10,906 | 1:14,621 | 1,784 |
| Nepal | 58% | 8,004 | 1:3,559 | 519 |
| Sudan | 100% | 6,743 | 1:5,607 | 873 |
| Somalia | - | 5,066 | 1:2,670 | 398 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 4,719 | 1:747 | 185 |
| Turkey | 100% | 3,098 | 1:25,114 | 1,673 |
| Indonesia | 98% | 2,233 | 1:115,523 | 12,659 |
| Somaliland | - | 1,253 | 1:2,795 | 365 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 1,189 | 1:25,610 | 2,454 |
| Kazakhstan | 58% | 945 | 1:18,780 | 1,228 |
| Kenya | 32% | 886 | 1:52,265 | 3,488 |
| Tanzania | 90% | 718 | 1:73,521 | 4,660 |
| Philippines | 99% | 707 | 1:149,943 | 7,337 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 699 | 1:44,081 | 5,366 |
| Azerbaijan | 99% | 569 | 1:16,947 | 1,745 |
| United States | 100% | 489 | 1:741,384 | 17,177 |
| DR Congo | 72% | 397 | 1:185,964 | 8,340 |
| Russia | 93% | 362 | 1:398,436 | 4,744 |
| Uganda | 99% | 275 | 1:148,934 | 5,825 |
| Thailand | 100% | 232 | 1:302,008 | 17,047 |
| Armenia | 100% | 227 | 1:12,858 | 970 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 99% | 223 | 1:26,786 | 3,018 |
| Sweden | 99% | 194 | 1:50,814 | 2,678 |
| England | 98% | 188 | 1:295,760 | 7,525 |
| Georgia | 93% | 185 | 1:20,208 | 1,437 |
| Uzbekistan | 67% | 155 | 1:198,622 | 4,583 |
| Kosovo | - | 141 | 1:13,202 | 1,777 |
| Serbia | 100% | 129 | 1:55,393 | 2,125 |
| Spain | 100% | 128 | 1:363,515 | 5,444 |
| Brazil | 100% | 118 | 1:1,815,561 | 39,486 |
| Canada | - | 98 | 1:338,096 | 10,336 |
| Cambodia | 71% | 69 | 1:235,845 | 7,052 |
| Croatia | 100% | 68 | 1:62,016 | 1,932 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 58 | 1:42,392 | 1,895 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 52 | 1:137,538 | 9,445 |
| Germany | 100% | 50 | 1:1,933,558 | 11,368 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 50 | 1:41,815 | 3,135 |
| Suriname | - | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| Libya | - | 36 | 1:172,814 | 833 |
| Qatar | 89% | 36 | 1:65,822 | 8,074 |
| South Sudan | 89% | 36 | 1:320,862 | 717 |
| Singapore | 100% | 34 | 1:184,913 | 8,359 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 33 | 1:915,209 | 20,285 |
| Austria | 100% | 31 | 1:274,652 | 3,451 |
| Colombia | - | 26 | 1:1,837,651 | 16,034 |
| Norway | 100% | 26 | 1:197,397 | 4,991 |
| Ukraine | 95% | 24 | 1:1,895,830 | 4,899 |
| Denmark | - | 22 | 1:256,795 | 5,179 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 20 | 1:12,171 | 883 |
| Iceland | - | 20 | 1:18,301 | 1,312 |
| Argentina | 100% | 19 | 1:2,251,223 | 8,037 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 18 | 1:456,305 | 7,530 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Mexico | 100% | 15 | 1:8,276,295 | 27,186 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 15 | 1:1,126,806 | 18,347 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 14 | 1:13,882,691 | 83,133 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62% | 14 | 1:582,308 | 43,098 |
| Belgium | 100% | 13 | 1:883,849 | 11,271 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 12 | 1:52,881 | 2,242 |
| South Africa | 100% | 12 | 1:4,544,387 | 99,592 |
| Israel | - | 11 | 1:763,902 | 12,174 |
| Taiwan | - | 11 | 1:2,160,880 | 53,386 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 11 | 1:1,402,165 | 43,227 |
| Italy | 96% | 10 | 1:6,106,209 | 25,028 |
| Liberia | 100% | 10 | 1:441,206 | 12,452 |
| Burundi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,100,729 | 1,050 |
| Finland | 88% | 9 | 1:609,243 | 6,562 |
| Ghana | 100% | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Peru | 100% | 9 | 1:3,532,384 | 29,289 |
| Chile | 100% | 7 | 1:2,515,315 | 15,652 |
| Jordan | - | 7 | 1:1,260,968 | 6,027 |
| Wales | 100% | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Belarus | 80% | 6 | 1:1,580,397 | 7,457 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 6 | 1:1,165,065 | 11,780 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| France | 100% | 6 | 1:11,078,390 | 32,981 |
| Ireland | - | 4 | 1:1,160,880 | 7,088 |
| Iran | - | 4 | 1:19,624,217 | 40,893 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Oman | - | 3 | 1:1,369,556 | 7,879 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | 1:1,783,455 | 14,297 |
| Albania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:25,615 | 3,101 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Latvia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mongolia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Núra (1) & Nüra (1) are calculated separately.
Nura (273,279) may also be a surname.
Nura Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Nura is a feminine form of the Arabic name نور (Nur), which means 'bright', 'full of light'. In Islam, النور (al-Nur) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
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Nura Demographics
Nura Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 87 (2014)
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Nura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nura in the Russian language | ||
| Нура | nura | - |
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