Noorshah Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Noorshah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Noorshah (125) may also be a first name.
Noorshah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Noorshah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Noorshah (Hindi: नूरशाह, Marathi: नुरशहा) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Noorshah.
How Common Is The Last Name Noorshah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Noorshah is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Noorshah reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Noorshah is also the 832,731st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 125 people.
Noorshah is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Noorshah is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 50 percent are found, Penang, where 33 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 17 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent are found and Pakistan, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Noorshah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Noorshah in the Hindi language | ||
| नूरशाह | nurasaha | - |
| Noorshah in the Marathi language | ||
| नुरशहा | nurasaha | 99.33 |
| नुरशाह | nurasaha | 0.67 |
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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 Noorshah
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