Al-Noor Surname

368,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Noor Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Noor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al-Noor (124) may also be a first name.

Al-Noor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Noor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al-Noor occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Noor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 368,903rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,474,406 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al-Noor live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 836,439th most widely held first name globally It is held by 124 people.

The last name Al-Noor is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 294,560. Excluding Bangladesh this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 41 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Noor861,809/
Al-Nour86248/
Al-Nur77373/
Al Nor775/
Al Nour712,772/
Al-Nasr71899/
Al-Ngar714/
Al-Nahar6721/
Al-Nasre671/
Al Nur62638/
Al Nasr57366/
Al Naar5753/
Al Ngar574/
Al Nahar531,777/

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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 Al-Noor
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