Nooriz Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Nooriz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Nooriz (35) may also be a first name.
Nooriz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nooriz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nooriz is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nooriz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nooriz is the 3,602,217th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nooriz are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Nooriz is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 35 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,236,661. In Afghanistan Nooriz is mostly found in: Paktika, where 92 percent live, Nangarhar, where 4 percent live and Paktia, where 4 percent live. Beside Afghanistan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 7 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.
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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 Nooriz
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