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
Noor Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Noor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Noor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Noor (Arabic: نوور, Bengali: নূর, Hindi: नूर, Marathi: नोर, Oriya: ନୁର, Russian: Ноор) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Noor? popularity and diffusion
The surname Noor is the 396th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,561 people. Noor is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Noor are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Noor is also the 109th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 3,744,506 people.
It is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 436,718 people, or 1 in 74. In Afghanistan Noor is mostly found in: Kabul, where 12 percent are found, Herat, where 8 percent are found and Urozgan, where 6 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan it is found in 126 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and Somalia, where 14 percent are found.
Noor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Noor has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 249,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 12,005 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Noor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Noor surname is chiefly Muslim (92%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Noor surname are 36.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.55% being registered to vote for the political 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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