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 last name Noorjan (Bengali: নূরজান, Hindi: नूरजान, Marathi: नुरजान, Oriya: ନୁରଜାନ) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Noorjan.
How Common Is The Last Name Noorjan? popularity and diffusion
Noorjan is the 110,607th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,734,717 people. Noorjan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Noorjan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 66,127th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 8,915 people.
This surname is most common in Afghanistan, where it is held by 4,027 people, or 1 in 7,984. In Afghanistan Noorjan is most common in: Helmand, where 15 percent are found, Kabul, where 13 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Afghanistan it exists in 7 countries. It is also found 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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