Noureen Surname

166,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Noureen Surname User-submission:

The Noureen surname means 'light' or 'luminous' (bright and shining).

Noureen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,8971:94,1723,089
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
United Arab Emirates731:125,51110,390
England611:913,41146,955
India531:14,472,932242,024
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Norway61:857,04855,549
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Noureen (11,269) may also be a first name.

Noureen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Noureen surname means 'light' or 'luminous' (bright and shining).

- noureen

Noureen Last Name Facts

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

Noureen (Hindi: नौरीन, Marathi: नुरीन) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noureen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 166,294th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,799,672 people. The surname Noureen is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Noureen live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Noureen is also the 56,564th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 11,269 people.

The surname Noureen is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,897 people, or 1 in 94,172. In Pakistan Noureen is most common in: Punjab, where 71 percent are found, Sindh, where 14 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 17 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.

Noureen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Noureen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Noureen last name increased 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Noureen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Noureen last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noreen9267,298/
Nureen92503/
Nouren9224/
Nourein862,555/
Naureen862,031/
Nooreen86486/
Nusreen8667/
Norreen8630/
Nourien8612/
Noreenc863/
Noreeng861/
Noureyn861/
Nureend861/
Norheen861/
Nuoreen861/
Nosreen861/
Nurreen861/
Noreenn861/
Noireen861/
Noren834,287/
Nuren83392/
Nourn8337/
Noureine8038/
Norajeen809/
Nourrein804/
Nurujeen803/
Nausreen801/
Nouraien801/
Nureehan801/
Nooren7713,621/
Nourin776,188/
Nurein775,016/
Nurzen77357/
Nuraen77354/
Noreng77341/
Nareen77239/
Nohren77225/
Norren7782/
Norein7758/
Norien7755/
Norean7743/
Nguren7742/
Neuren7737/
Noiren7733/
Nurean7725/
Nurien7723/
Ngourn7722/
Noeren7714/
Nauren7714/
Norzen7713/
Nureng7710/
Norenn779/
Noreem779/
Nore'n776/
Norent775/
Ngoren775/
Norend774/
Nurent773/
Nurren772/
Nureem772/
Nuruen772/
Nuryen771/
Norehn771/
Norenq771/
Nureyn771/
Nuroen771/
Nourne771/
Nusren771/
Nnoren771/
Nurenc771/
Noresn771/
Hnuren771/
Noureggin751/
Norejenne751/
Nusraween751/
Nurehesen751/
Nourreine751/
Nusreejan751/
Norrajeen751/
Norn73655/
Nurn738/
Nasreen7161,320/
Nourain713,113/
Noehren71134/
Najreen7166/
Naurien7165/
Nourion7151/
Noreyan7149/
Nurhaen7148/
Nurzein7141/
Noorien7138/
Nourina7137/
Norehan7133/
Noreane7133/
Nourrin7128/
Noorein7122/
Notreng7120/
Naareen7115/
Norienė719/
Norhien718/
Nouroun717/
Nurijen715/
Naireen715/
Noorzen715/
Narreen714/
Nurayen714/
Ngorien714/
Nguryen714/
Nnoreun714/
Nurejan713/
Nuraien713/
Nureyan713/
Noorean713/
Nureine713/
Norejon712/
Nourind712/
Noiruen712/
Nutrend711/
Nusrein711/
Nuurein711/
Norejan711/
Nooreem711/
Noorenn711/
Nooreyn711/
Nourhne711/
Norgean711/
Nouring711/
Nauryen711/
Nayreen711/
Neurien711/
Nurrein711/
Ngoiren711/
Neereen711/
Noorreeyan711/
Noraien711/
Norrren711/
Norruen711/
Noreung711/
Noyrean711/
Nueryen711/
Noirean711/
Noireun711/
Norrean710/
Norentt710/
Norrent710/
Norén675,809/
Norin675,216/
Nurin671,739/
Naren671,480/
Norem67962/
Norng67264/
Ngorn67105/
Nurem6790/
Noryn6761/
Nareejan6759/
Nourrain6738/
Nourayan6736/
Nouriyan6732/
Nohrn6730/
Nhorn6716/
Noirgean6711/
Nurenova679/
Norne679/
Norhn679/
Najareen677/
Nouraine676/
Norèn676/
Naajreen675/
Naasreen675/
Noorn675/
Nuryn675/
Nasrreen675/
Ngoirien674/
Nüren674/
Nouroyan674/
Noireung674/
Nojareun674/
Nurne673/
Gnorn673/
Nasreean673/
Nasreenc672/
Nasreenn672/
Nasreenq672/
Norrn672/
Norrehan672/
Norreung672/
Nuorn672/
Najireen671/
Naayreen671/
Nurnh671/
Nayareen671/
Neurn671/
Notrn671/
Nooraien671/
Noreń671/
Nurhn671/
Norín671/
Nurng671/
Nurayene671/
Nourinne671/
Nauriyen671/
Nareejin671/
Nurraien671/
Nooreang671/
Norreyan671/
Nornd671/
Nujareun671/
Hnureang671/
Norrennt670/

Noureen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noureen in the Hindi language
नौरीनnaurina-
Noureen in the Marathi language
नुरीनnurina-

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