Noorshahi Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Noorshahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Noorshahi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Noorshahi (14) may also be a first name.

Noorshahi Last Name Facts

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

Noorshahi (Hindi: नूरशाही) is most common in Iran. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noorshahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Noorshahi is the 2,843,861st most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Noorshahi live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Noorshahi is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,919,563. In Iran it is most numerous in: Mazandaran Province, where 93 percent reside, Golestan Province, where 3 percent reside and Ilam Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nourshahi89100/
Noor-E-Shahi861/
Nurshahi821/
Nwrshahi821/
Noorsheha7822/
Nahrroshahi701/
Nurashaha671/
Nurashaho671/
Nurushaha671/
Nurshiha5913/
Nursheha599/
Narshiha595/
Nuursheha5648/
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Noorshahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noorshahi in the Hindi language
नूरशाहीnurasahi-

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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 Noorshahi
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