Noor Surname
Approximately 1,310,518 people bear this surname
Noor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 436,718 | 1:74 | 7 |
| Pakistan | 238,068 | 1:750 | 118 |
| Somalia | 183,953 | 1:73 | 13 |
| Malaysia | 97,959 | 1:301 | 22 |
| Bangladesh | 86,513 | 1:1,842 | 184 |
| Iran | 47,929 | 1:1,602 | 207 |
| Kenya | 45,619 | 1:1,012 | 158 |
| Indonesia | 42,564 | 1:3,107 | 374 |
| Egypt | 29,074 | 1:3,162 | 438 |
| Sudan | 28,840 | 1:1,301 | 180 |
| India | 18,142 | 1:42,281 | 2,953 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13,316 | 1:2,317 | 284 |
| Ethiopia | 8,693 | 1:11,221 | 1,672 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6,452 | 1:1,420 | 164 |
| Libya | 5,535 | 1:1,128 | 293 |
| England | 2,495 | 1:22,332 | 3,120 |
| United States | 2,281 | 1:158,904 | 16,194 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,120 | 1:9,815 | 1,429 |
| Bahrain | 1,381 | 1:977 | 116 |
| Philippines | 1,368 | 1:74,005 | 12,777 |
| Kuwait | 1,128 | 1:3,369 | 450 |
| Morocco | 1,056 | 1:32,648 | 5,235 |
| Brunei | 983 | 1:426 | 74 |
| Qatar | 905 | 1:2,606 | 237 |
| Oman | 896 | 1:4,116 | 591 |
| Tanzania | 796 | 1:66,510 | 7,023 |
| Canada | 723 | 1:50,962 | 6,157 |
| Singapore | 449 | 1:12,267 | 587 |
| Algeria | 442 | 1:87,402 | 13,438 |
| South Africa | 427 | 1:126,880 | 14,917 |
| Netherlands | 408 | 1:41,390 | 7,029 |
| Djibouti | 374 | 1:2,446 | 234 |
| Estonia | 311 | 1:4,250 | 386 |
| Australia | 291 | 1:92,769 | 10,602 |
| Sweden | 282 | 1:34,918 | 2,829 |
| Iraq | 252 | 1:138,975 | 3,720 |
| Thailand | 185 | 1:381,829 | 67,077 |
| Spain | 146 | 1:320,219 | 18,882 |
| Norway | 140 | 1:36,731 | 5,190 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Germany | 96 | 1:838,599 | 60,830 |
| Denmark | 73 | 1:77,325 | 7,557 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| Wales | 62 | 1:49,912 | 4,670 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 60 | 1:22,733 | 2,550 |
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| Greece | 57 | 1:194,382 | 30,902 |
| Romania | 47 | 1:427,189 | 34,091 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Jordan | 36 | 1:245,623 | 10,225 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Finland | 34 | 1:161,668 | 14,556 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Curaçao | 19 | 1:8,276 | 277 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Lebanon | 12 | 1:469,757 | 12,312 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Somaliland | 9 | 1:388,909 | 1,001 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Noor (3,744,506) may also be a first name.
Noor Demographics
Average Noor Salary in
United States
$44,404 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Noor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Noor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Noor (Arabic: نوور, Bengali: নূর, Hindi: नूर, Marathi: नोर, Oriya: ନୁର, Russian: Ноор) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Noor? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 396th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,561 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Noor reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Noor is also the 109th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 3,744,506 people.
It is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 436,718 people, or 1 in 74. In Afghanistan Noor is primarily found in: Kabul, where 12 percent live, Herat, where 8 percent live and Urozgan, where 6 percent live. Not including Afghanistan it exists in 126 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 18 percent live and Somalia, where 14 percent live.
Noor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Noor has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Noor surname increased 249,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 12,005 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Noor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Noor last name is chiefly Muslim (92%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Noor last name are 36.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.55% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Noor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.94% less than the national average, earning 308,217 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 171.16% more than the national average, earning R 644,388 per year; in United States they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $44,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.87% less than the national average, earning $45,278 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noort | 89 | 1,895 | / |
| Noord | 89 | 767 | / |
| Noore | 89 | 690 | / |
| Noorz | 89 | 420 | / |
| Ngoor | 89 | 80 | / |
| Hnoor | 89 | 20 | / |
| Noorr | 89 | 13 | / |
| Noorh | 89 | 8 | / |
| Noohr | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nnoor | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nor | 86 | 215,203 | / |
| Noordt | 80 | 42 | / |
| Noordh | 80 | 23 | / |
| Noorhd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noorrt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nour | 75 | 378,875 | / |
| Ngor | 75 | 24,264 | / |
| Nord | 75 | 17,357 | / |
| Nore | 75 | 8,409 | / |
| Noer | 75 | 8,163 | / |
| Noir | 75 | 5,984 | / |
| Nohr | 75 | 2,249 | / |
| Norr | 75 | 1,010 | / |
| Norz | 75 | 587 | / |
| Nort | 75 | 526 | / |
| Nuor | 75 | 192 | / |
| Norh | 75 | 181 | / |
| Nhor | 75 | 138 | / |
| Gnor | 75 | 43 | / |
| Norp | 75 | 41 | / |
| Norø | 75 | 39 | / |
| Nnor | 75 | 27 | / |
| Hnor | 75 | 11 | / |
| Noyr | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nosr | 75 | 5 | / |
| Norå | 75 | 5 | / |
| Norì | 75 | 3 | / |
| Notr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nordh | 67 | 1,516 | / |
| Noire | 67 | 1,176 | / |
| Nordt | 67 | 1,063 | / |
| Noure | 67 | 903 | / |
| Norre | 67 | 611 | / |
| Nohur | 67 | 551 | / |
| Noerr | 67 | 243 | / |
| Nourd | 67 | 127 | / |
| Nordø | 67 | 67 | / |
| Noyre | 67 | 53 | / |
| Nourp | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gnore | 67 | 37 | / |
| Noirt | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nortt | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nhore | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nourr | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngour | 67 | 13 | / |
| Norrå | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nohrr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Noird | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nourt | 67 | 7 | / |
| N'Gor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nordd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nourh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nordå | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nngor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Norph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hnour | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hnore | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Our | 67 | 1 | / |
| Norht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nosre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Notrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Norhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngorh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Norzr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nourz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Norrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gnoir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gnorr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nortd | 67 | 0 | / |
Noor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Noor in the Marathi language | ||
| नोर | nora | - |
| Noor in the Hindi language | ||
| नूर | nura | 95.22 |
| नूरमोहम्मद | nuramoham'mada | 2.77 |
| Noor in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୁର | nura | 80.21 |
| ନୂର | nura | 10.42 |
| ନୁର୍ | nur | 9.38 |
| Noor in the Bengali language | ||
| নূর | nura | 60.61 |
| নুর | nura | 39.39 |
| Noor in the Russian language | ||
| Ноор | noor | - |
| Noor in the Arabic language | ||
| نوور | nwwr | - |
| نُور | nur | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Noor
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