Norahan Surname
Approximately 2,464 people bear this surname
Norahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,441 | 1:37,663 | 3,917 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Norahan (15,272) may also be a first name.
Norahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Norahan (Arabic: نوريهان) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norahan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 174,194th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,957,608 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Norahan reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Norahan is also the 45,826th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 15,272 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 2,441 people, or 1 in 37,663. Apart from Egypt Norahan is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 1 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Norahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Norahan in the Arabic language | ||
| نوريهان | nwryhan | - |
| نورهان | nwrhan | - |
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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 Norahan
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