Nour Surname

1,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Nour Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'light' in Arabic.

Nour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt104,5191:880120
Sudan85,6811:43850
Somaliland67,8011:5213
Chad27,8261:48851
Morocco17,3811:1,984128
Saudi Arabia14,7871:2,087245
Iraq11,6691:3,001344
Syria10,1991:1,892232
Djibouti6,6661:13726
Algeria5,0201:7,6961,313
Yemen4,4381:5,954831
Somalia4,3621:3,084298
Libya4,2581:1,466418
Iran2,8881:26,5873,286
Jordan1,1881:7,4431,449
United Arab Emirates1,1701:7,831988
Palestine9561:4,7581,073
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Kuwait8771:4,334585
United States7471:485,21941,025
Romania7111:28,2393,614
Moldova5131:6,9421,112
Niger3621:53,0172,612
Russia3471:415,34039,802
Lebanon3241:17,3982,246
Canada3051:120,80512,696
Indonesia2771:477,43439,341
France2731:243,30737,643
Bahrain2501:5,394963
Spain2111:221,57414,766
Ukraine1991:228,75730,402
England1881:296,37322,665
Qatar1871:12,6101,382
Mauritania1601:25,5932,200
Sweden1381:71,3535,384
Tunisia1071:5,707913
Australia961:281,20525,117
Transnistria741:6,4151,232
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Oman331:111,7573,215
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
India221:34,866,608408,224
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Norway201:257,11427,149
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Eritrea161:296,994232
Finland131:422,82327,659
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
China91:151,924,6187,954
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Comoros11:749,524685
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nour (1,193,466) may also be a first name.

Nour Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'light' in Arabic.

- bublefree

Nour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﺭ, Hindi: नूर, Russian: Ноур) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nour? popularity and diffusion

Nour is the 1,422nd most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,235 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nour reside; 57 percent reside in North Africa and 51 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Nour is also the 689th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,193,466 people.

The surname Nour is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 104,519 people, or 1 in 880. Without taking into account Egypt it occurs in 111 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 23 percent are found and Somaliland, where 18 percent are found.

Nour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nour has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 74,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 9,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nour surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Sunni (29%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Nour last name are 26.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nour earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.05% less than the national average, earning 228,225 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 99.2% more than the national average, earning R 473,376 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $51,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noure89903/
Nohur89551/
Nouer89399/
Nourd89127/
Nourp8938/
Nourr8915/
Ngour8913/
Nourt897/
Nourh893/
Hnour892/
N'Our891/
Gnour891/
Nnour891/
Nourz891/
Nhour891/
Nur86287,066/
Nor86215,203/
Nouere80485/
Najour80132/
Nouiar8011/
Nouyer808/
Nourdh806/
Noujer806/
Nouier806/
Naouer806/
Nourre805/
Hngour804/
Nouyar801/
Nayour801/
Neyour801/
Noor751,310,518/
Nuur7547,011/
Ngor7524,264/
Nure7523,856/
Nord7517,357/
Nore758,409/
Noer758,163/
Nuer757,151/
Noir755,984/
Nohr752,249/
Norr751,010/
Naur75857/
Norz75587/
Nort75526/
Ngur75365/
Nuor75192/
Norh75181/
Nusr75154/
Nhor75138/
Nuir7588/
Nurh7545/
Nurr7544/
Nuhr7544/
Gnor7543/
Norp7541/
Hnur7539/
Norø7539/
Neur7536/
Nurd7535/
Nnor7527/
Nurp7526/
Nutr7525/
Nurt7523/
Nhur7523/
Nnur7519/
Hnor7511/
Nujr7510/
Noyr757/
Nosr755/
Norå755/
Norì753/
Gnur752/
Nurz751/
Notr751/
Nougier73914/
Nourova731/
Nayoure731/
Noujahr731/
Noyer674,430/
Nyior673,265/
Neuer672,601/
Nower672,352/
Nauer672,103/
Noort671,895/
Nordh671,516/
Noire671,176/
Nordt671,063/
Noord67767/
Noore67690/
Najor67688/
Nurre67660/
Norre67611/
Nayor67479/
Noorz67420/
Nojor67354/
Naure67274/
Noerr67243/
Naior67220/
Neyor67152/
Noyar67140/
Nuyar67137/
Nahur6794/
Ngoor6780/
Nordø6767/
Noyre6753/
Najur6745/
Neior6742/
Nijor6738/
Gnore6737/
Noirt6733/
Neure6733/
Niyor6731/
Nujar6730/
Naiur6728/
Nojar6724/
Noier6721/
Nurhe6720/
Hnoor6720/
Nujir6719/
Nusrh6716/
Nhore6715/
Ngaur6715/
Neuar6715/
Nortt6715/
Noorr6713/
Norrå6712/
Gnaur6711/
Nohrr6710/
Noird6710/
Nayur679/
Noorh678/
Nusrt678/
Nujer677/
Nuyer676/
Nuyor676/
Nausr675/
N'Gor675/
Noyor674/
Ngurr674/
Noior674/
Nordd674/
Noohr673/
Nordå673/
Norph672/
Nnure672/
Nnuur672/
Nojer672/
Nngor672/
Naurd672/
Nujor672/
Nnoor672/
Nuyre671/
Neuhr671/
Neuor671/
Nejor671/
Norht671/
Nosre671/
Notrh671/
Hnord671/
Hnore671/
Gnure671/
Neiur671/
Niior671/
Ngorh671/
Nngur671/
Norhe671/
Noiar671/
Ngurh671/
Neyur671/
Nuurr671/
Nuord671/
Nutrd671/
Norzr671/
Nnuhr671/
Nojir671/
Nhure671/
Nuier670/
Naurt670/
Norrd670/
Nuior670/
Gnoir670/
Gnorr670/
Nortd670/

Nour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nour in the Hindi language
नूरnura90.91
नोउरno'ura9.09
Nour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻮﺭnwr69.26
ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺭalnwr29.87
Nour in the Russian language
Ноурnour-

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