Nooru Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Nooru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nooru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3491:2,197,89573,196
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nooru (1,063) may also be a first name.

Nooru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nooru (Hindi: नूरू, Marathi: नुरू) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nooru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nooru is the 704,927th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Nooru live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nooru is also the 245,447th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,063 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 2,197,895. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 78 percent are found, Telangana, where 13 percent are found and Kerala, where 4 percent are found. Apart from India this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nooruz9140/
Noorus9114/
Noorut9113/
Nnooru914/
Noorhu912/
Noorou912/
Noru89659/
Noorous8335/
Noorouz8310/
Noorhus830/
Norup801,579/
Norau80449/
Ngoru80442/
Nouru80278/
Norus80102/
Norou8049/
Norgu8011/
Nosru807/
Norut805/
Noruz802/
Norui802/
Norud802/
Noreu802/
Nnoru801/
Noruh801/
Nohru801/
Noruu801/
Norux801/
Nooroush772/
Noorhuss771/
Noorhuis771/
Norouz7311,676/
Nourou734,370/
Gnorou73556/
Noreus73267/
Norrup73163/
Noreux7396/
Norush7352/
Norrud7340/
Norous7331/
Ngoiru7310/
Nooroo7310/
Norrus739/
Norhus738/
Norrou738/
Noruua737/
Noirau733/
Noraud732/
Noisru732/
Nouruz731/
Nhorut731/
Norudd731/
Noruch731/
Nuorgu731/
Ngoreu731/
Notrud731/
Noroup731/
Norouj731/
Norhou731/
Noruss730/
Nuru67110,280/
Naru6715,592/
Nourouz671,236/
Noiraud67445/
Nouraud67182/
Norreus67167/
Ngourou67124/
Noureux67109/
Noiroux6778/
Noiraux6756/
Noiraut6723/
Nothrup6716/
Nouroud6710/
Noró678/
Norhult675/
Gnoraud675/
Norraut674/
Nourouh672/
Gnourou672/
Nourush672/
Norruis671/
Noroush671/
N'Gorou671/
Norault671/
Norroud671/
Notrust671/
Nourout671/
Nourrou671/
Nottrut670/
Norhuus670/

Nooru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nooru in the Marathi language
नुरूnuru93.22
नुरुnuru6.78
Nooru in the Hindi language
नूरूnuru60.87
नूरुnuru34.78
नुरूnuru4.35

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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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  • 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 Nooru
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