Noorjan Surname
Approximately 4,201 people bear this surname
Noorjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 4,027 | 1:7,984 | 632 |
| Pakistan | 88 | 1:2,030,044 | 19,416 |
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Noorjan (8,915) may also be a first name.
Noorjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Noorjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Noorjan (Bengali: নূরজান, Hindi: नूरजान, Marathi: नुरजान, Oriya: ନୁରଜାନ) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Noorjan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Noorjan is the 110,607th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,734,717 people. The last name Noorjan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Noorjan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 66,127th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 8,915 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 4,027 people, or 1 in 7,984. In Afghanistan Noorjan is most frequent in: Helmand, where 15 percent are found, Kabul, where 13 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan Noorjan occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 2 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Noorjan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Noorjan in the Bengali language | ||
| নূরজান | nurajana | - |
| Noorjan in the Marathi language | ||
| नुरजान | nurajana | 99.22 |
| नूरजान | nurajana | 0.78 |
| Noorjan in the Hindi language | ||
| नूरजान | nurajana | 80 |
| नूरजां | nurajam | 20 |
| Noorjan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୁରଜାନ | nurajana | 60 |
| ନୁରୁଜାନ | nurujana | 20 |
| ନୁରଜାନା | nurajana | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Noorjan
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