Noor Surname

396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,310,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Somalia

Noor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan436,7181:747
Pakistan238,0681:750118
Somalia183,9531:7313
Malaysia97,9591:30122
Bangladesh86,5131:1,842184
Iran47,9291:1,602207
Kenya45,6191:1,012158
Indonesia42,5641:3,107374
Egypt29,0741:3,162438
Sudan28,8401:1,301180
India18,1421:42,2812,953
Saudi Arabia13,3161:2,317284
Ethiopia8,6931:11,2211,672
United Arab Emirates6,4521:1,420164
Libya5,5351:1,128293
England2,4951:22,3323,120
United States2,2811:158,90416,194
Sri Lanka2,1201:9,8151,429
Bahrain1,3811:977116
Philippines1,3681:74,00512,777
Kuwait1,1281:3,369450
Morocco1,0561:32,6485,235
Brunei9831:42674
Qatar9051:2,606237
Oman8961:4,116591
Tanzania7961:66,5107,023
Canada7231:50,9626,157
Singapore4491:12,267587
Algeria4421:87,40213,438
South Africa4271:126,88014,917
Netherlands4081:41,3907,029
Djibouti3741:2,446234
Estonia3111:4,250386
Australia2911:92,76910,602
Sweden2821:34,9182,829
Iraq2521:138,9753,720
Thailand1851:381,82967,077
Spain1461:320,21918,882
Norway1401:36,7315,190
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Germany961:838,59960,830
Denmark731:77,3257,557
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Wales621:49,9124,670
Trinidad and Tobago601:22,7332,550
Uganda581:673,09134,310
Greece571:194,38230,902
Romania471:427,18934,091
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Botswana391:56,07510,323
France381:1,747,966156,445
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Jordan361:245,62310,225
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Finland341:161,66814,556
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Sudan251:456,603797
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Curaçao191:8,276277
Syria191:1,015,8436,722
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Belgium151:766,44363,354
China131:105,178,5825,529
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Austria91:946,15970,786
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Israel91:950,84857,975
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Somaliland91:388,9091,001
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Noor (3,744,506) may also be a first name.

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) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Noor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Noor is the 396th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,561 people. The surname Noor occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Noor reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 109th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 3,744,506 people.

The last name Noor is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is borne 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. Apart from Afghanistan Noor occurs in 126 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and Somalia, where 14 percent are found.

Noor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Noor has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Noor surname 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 holding the Noor last name is principally Muslim (92%) in Kenya.

In The United States Noor are 36.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.55% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noort891,895/
Noord89767/
Noore89690/
Noorz89420/
Ngoor8980/
Hnoor8920/
Noorr8913/
Noorh898/
Noohr893/
Nnoor892/
Nor86215,203/
Noordt8042/
Noordh8023/
Noorhd801/
Noorrt801/
Nour75378,875/
Ngor7524,264/
Nord7517,357/
Nore758,409/
Noer758,163/
Noir755,984/
Nohr752,249/
Norr751,010/
Norz75587/
Nort75526/
Nuor75192/
Norh75181/
Nhor75138/
Gnor7543/
Norp7541/
Norø7539/
Nnor7527/
Hnor7511/
Noyr757/
Nosr755/
Norå755/
Norì753/
Notr751/
Nordh671,516/
Noire671,176/
Nordt671,063/
Noure67903/
Norre67611/
Nohur67551/
Noerr67243/
Nourd67127/
Nordø6767/
Noyre6753/
Nourp6738/
Gnore6737/
Noirt6733/
Nortt6715/
Nhore6715/
Nourr6715/
Ngour6713/
Norrå6712/
Nohrr6710/
Noird6710/
Nourt677/
N'Gor675/
Nordd674/
Nourh673/
Nordå673/
Nngor672/
Norph672/
Hnour672/
Hnore671/
N'Our671/
Norht671/
Nosre671/
Notrh671/
Hnord671/
Norhe671/
Gnour671/
Nnour671/
Ngorh671/
Nhour671/
Norzr671/
Nuord671/
Nourz671/
Norrd670/
Gnoir670/
Gnorr670/
Nortd670/

Noor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noor in the Marathi language
नोरnora-
Noor in the Hindi language
नूरnura95.22
नूरमोहम्मदnuramoham'mada2.77
Noor in the Oriya language
ନୁରnura80.21
ନୂରnura10.42
ନୁର୍nur9.38
Noor in the Bengali language
নূরnura60.61
নুরnura39.39
Noor in the Russian language
Ноорnoor-
Noor in the Arabic language
نوورnwwr-
نُورnur-

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Footnotes

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