Nour Surname
Approximately 378,875 people bear this surname
Nour Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'light' in Arabic.
Nour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 104,519 | 1:880 | 120 |
| Sudan | 85,681 | 1:438 | 50 |
| Somaliland | 67,801 | 1:52 | 13 |
| Chad | 27,826 | 1:488 | 51 |
| Morocco | 17,381 | 1:1,984 | 128 |
| Saudi Arabia | 14,787 | 1:2,087 | 245 |
| Iraq | 11,669 | 1:3,001 | 344 |
| Syria | 10,199 | 1:1,892 | 232 |
| Djibouti | 6,666 | 1:137 | 26 |
| Algeria | 5,020 | 1:7,696 | 1,313 |
| Yemen | 4,438 | 1:5,954 | 831 |
| Somalia | 4,362 | 1:3,084 | 298 |
| Libya | 4,258 | 1:1,466 | 418 |
| Iran | 2,888 | 1:26,587 | 3,286 |
| Jordan | 1,188 | 1:7,443 | 1,449 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,170 | 1:7,831 | 988 |
| Palestine | 956 | 1:4,758 | 1,073 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Kuwait | 877 | 1:4,334 | 585 |
| United States | 747 | 1:485,219 | 41,025 |
| Romania | 711 | 1:28,239 | 3,614 |
| Moldova | 513 | 1:6,942 | 1,112 |
| Niger | 362 | 1:53,017 | 2,612 |
| Russia | 347 | 1:415,340 | 39,802 |
| Lebanon | 324 | 1:17,398 | 2,246 |
| Canada | 305 | 1:120,805 | 12,696 |
| Indonesia | 277 | 1:477,434 | 39,341 |
| France | 273 | 1:243,307 | 37,643 |
| Bahrain | 250 | 1:5,394 | 963 |
| Spain | 211 | 1:221,574 | 14,766 |
| Ukraine | 199 | 1:228,757 | 30,402 |
| England | 188 | 1:296,373 | 22,665 |
| Qatar | 187 | 1:12,610 | 1,382 |
| Mauritania | 160 | 1:25,593 | 2,200 |
| Sweden | 138 | 1:71,353 | 5,384 |
| Tunisia | 107 | 1:5,707 | 913 |
| Australia | 96 | 1:281,205 | 25,117 |
| Transnistria | 74 | 1:6,415 | 1,232 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| Tanzania | 51 | 1:1,038,071 | 45,916 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Italy | 41 | 1:1,491,627 | 80,856 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Oman | 33 | 1:111,757 | 3,215 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Eritrea | 16 | 1:296,994 | 232 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Nour (1,193,466) may also be a first name.
Nour Surname Meaning
Nour Demographics
Average Male Nour Height
178.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noure | 89 | 903 | / |
| Nohur | 89 | 551 | / |
| Nouer | 89 | 399 | / |
| Nourd | 89 | 127 | / |
| Nourp | 89 | 38 | / |
| Nourr | 89 | 15 | / |
| Ngour | 89 | 13 | / |
| Nourt | 89 | 7 | / |
| Nourh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hnour | 89 | 2 | / |
| N'Our | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gnour | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nnour | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nourz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nhour | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nur | 86 | 287,066 | / |
| Nor | 86 | 215,203 | / |
| Nouere | 80 | 485 | / |
| Najour | 80 | 132 | / |
| Nouiar | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nouyer | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nourdh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Noujer | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nouier | 80 | 6 | / |
| Naouer | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nourre | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hngour | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nouyar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nayour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neyour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noor | 75 | 1,310,518 | / |
| Nuur | 75 | 47,011 | / |
| Ngor | 75 | 24,264 | / |
| Nure | 75 | 23,856 | / |
| Nord | 75 | 17,357 | / |
| Nore | 75 | 8,409 | / |
| Noer | 75 | 8,163 | / |
| Nuer | 75 | 7,151 | / |
| Noir | 75 | 5,984 | / |
| Nohr | 75 | 2,249 | / |
| Norr | 75 | 1,010 | / |
| Naur | 75 | 857 | / |
| Norz | 75 | 587 | / |
| Nort | 75 | 526 | / |
| Ngur | 75 | 365 | / |
| Nuor | 75 | 192 | / |
| Norh | 75 | 181 | / |
| Nusr | 75 | 154 | / |
| Nhor | 75 | 138 | / |
| Nuir | 75 | 88 | / |
| Nurh | 75 | 45 | / |
| Nurr | 75 | 44 | / |
| Nuhr | 75 | 44 | / |
| Gnor | 75 | 43 | / |
| Norp | 75 | 41 | / |
| Hnur | 75 | 39 | / |
| Norø | 75 | 39 | / |
| Neur | 75 | 36 | / |
| Nurd | 75 | 35 | / |
| Nnor | 75 | 27 | / |
| Nurp | 75 | 26 | / |
| Nutr | 75 | 25 | / |
| Nurt | 75 | 23 | / |
| Nhur | 75 | 23 | / |
| Nnur | 75 | 19 | / |
| Hnor | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nujr | 75 | 10 | / |
| Noyr | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nosr | 75 | 5 | / |
| Norå | 75 | 5 | / |
| Norì | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gnur | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nurz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Notr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nougier | 73 | 914 | / |
| Nourova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayoure | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noujahr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noyer | 67 | 4,430 | / |
| Nyior | 67 | 3,265 | / |
| Neuer | 67 | 2,601 | / |
| Nower | 67 | 2,352 | / |
| Nauer | 67 | 2,103 | / |
| Noort | 67 | 1,895 | / |
| Nordh | 67 | 1,516 | / |
| Noire | 67 | 1,176 | / |
| Nordt | 67 | 1,063 | / |
| Noord | 67 | 767 | / |
| Noore | 67 | 690 | / |
| Najor | 67 | 688 | / |
| Nurre | 67 | 660 | / |
| Norre | 67 | 611 | / |
| Nayor | 67 | 479 | / |
| Noorz | 67 | 420 | / |
| Nojor | 67 | 354 | / |
| Naure | 67 | 274 | / |
| Noerr | 67 | 243 | / |
| Naior | 67 | 220 | / |
| Neyor | 67 | 152 | / |
| Noyar | 67 | 140 | / |
| Nuyar | 67 | 137 | / |
| Nahur | 67 | 94 | / |
| Ngoor | 67 | 80 | / |
| Nordø | 67 | 67 | / |
| Noyre | 67 | 53 | / |
| Najur | 67 | 45 | / |
| Neior | 67 | 42 | / |
| Nijor | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gnore | 67 | 37 | / |
| Noirt | 67 | 33 | / |
| Neure | 67 | 33 | / |
| Niyor | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nujar | 67 | 30 | / |
| Naiur | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nojar | 67 | 24 | / |
| Noier | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nurhe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hnoor | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nujir | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nusrh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nhore | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngaur | 67 | 15 | / |
| Neuar | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nortt | 67 | 15 | / |
| Noorr | 67 | 13 | / |
| Norrå | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gnaur | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nohrr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Noird | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nayur | 67 | 9 | / |
| Noorh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nusrt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nujer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nuyer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nuyor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nausr | 67 | 5 | / |
| N'Gor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Noyor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngurr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Noior | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nordd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Noohr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nordå | 67 | 3 | / |
| Norph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnure | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnuur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nojer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nngor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naurd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nujor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnoor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuyre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neuhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neuor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nejor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Norht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nosre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Notrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neiur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niior | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngorh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Norhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noiar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngurh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuurr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nutrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Norzr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnuhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nojir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Naurt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Norrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nuior | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gnoir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gnorr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nortd | 67 | 0 | / |
Nour Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nour in the Hindi language | ||
| नूर | nura | 90.91 |
| नोउर | no'ura | 9.09 |
| Nour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻮﺭ | nwr | 69.26 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺭ | alnwr | 29.87 |
| Nour in the Russian language | ||
| Ноур | nour | - |
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Footnotes
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