Noorani Surname

36,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Noorani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noorani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,7541:16,1512,097
Pakistan3,8681:46,1851,941
Afghanistan1,4491:22,1901,098
India9721:789,16235,532
United States9381:386,41734,021
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Kenya2801:164,92812,778
Canada2391:154,16615,668
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
England1841:302,81622,992
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Oman51:737,5946,889
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belize11:355,4743,977
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Comoros11:749,524685
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Noorani (6,425) may also be a first name.

Noorani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Noorani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Noorani (Arabic: نوراني, Hindi: नूरानी, Marathi: नुरानी, Oriya: ନୁରାନି) occurs most in Iran. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noorani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,655th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 506,572 people. The last name Noorani occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Noorani reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Noorani is also the 81,986th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 6,425 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 4,754 people, or 1 in 16,151. In Iran Noorani is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent reside, Mazandaran Province, where 12 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 27 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside.

Noorani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Noorani last name are 21.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Noorani earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 11.65% less than the national average, earning R 209,964 per year; in United States they earn 19.38% more than the national average, earning $51,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $53,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nooraini9399/
Noorhani9385/
Noorrani932/
Nuoorani931/
Nooraani931/
Naoorani931/
Nooranieh881/
Noorhaini881/
Naorani8622/
Noarani861/
Nahoorgani821/
Naourani805/
Naorangi801/
Naourangi754/
Noarane715/
Naoronha531/

Noorani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noorani in the Hindi language
नूरानीnurani99.41
नुरानीnurani0.59
Noorani in the Marathi language
नुरानीnurani72.63
नूरानीnurani17.89
नुराणीnurani7.37
नुरानीादnuraniada1.05
नुरनीnurani0.53
नुरानीानnuraniana0.53
Noorani in the Oriya language
ନୁରାନିnurani40
ନୁରାନୀnurani40
ନୂରାନୀnurani20
Noorani in the Arabic language
نورانيnwrany-

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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 Noorani
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