Nouri Surname

1,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nouri Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Arabic نور, meaning 'light'. Nouri (نوري) means 'my light' in Arabic.

Nouri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran219,7181:34929
Iraq53,9131:650102
Algeria23,8181:1,622142
Morocco15,9491:2,162156
Syria9,4781:2,036247
Sudan4,4801:8,3731,185
Libya4,2581:1,466418
Afghanistan2,5891:12,419797
Saudi Arabia2,4651:12,5181,726
Niger1,6621:11,548848
United States1,2871:281,63126,245
Chad9631:14,1141,774
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
France5431:122,32518,518
Yemen4101:64,4524,714
Tunisia3691:1,655160
Canada3501:105,27311,355
Palestine2981:15,2652,679
Spain2951:158,48111,552
Lebanon2591:21,7652,569
Germany2571:313,25131,672
Sweden2501:39,3873,145
United Arab Emirates2001:45,8114,687
Belgium1771:64,95310,429
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
England1471:379,03426,619
Greece1321:83,93814,173
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Qatar691:34,1743,607
Jordan681:130,0367,943
Australia671:402,92132,505
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Norway611:84,30011,704
Denmark541:104,5329,834
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
India441:17,433,304271,013
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Finland281:196,31116,703
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Austria241:354,81038,119
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Oman111:335,2704,992
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Wales71:442,07621,198
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nouri (51,876) may also be a first name.

Nouri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Arabic نور, meaning 'light'. Nouri (نوري) means 'my light' in Arabic.

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Nouri Last Name Facts

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

Nouri (Arabic: نورى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﺭ, Hindi: नौरी, Oriya: େନାଉରୀ, Russian: Ноури) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nouri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nouri is the 1,566th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 21,058 people. Nouri is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Nouri live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 17,922nd most commonly used forename globally It is held by 51,876 people.

Nouri is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 219,718 people, or 1 in 349. In Iran Nouri is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent live, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 16 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 6 percent live. Beside Iran this last name is found in 91 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 16 percent live and Algeria, where 7 percent live.

Nouri Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nouri has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nouri surname rose 128,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nouri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Sunni (70%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Nouri last name are 8.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nouri earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.72% less than the national average, earning 274,381 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.31% more than the national average, earning $56,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $46,466 CAD per year.

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Nourie91493/
Nouris91215/
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Nourzi9178/
Nourhi9123/
Ngouri9121/
Nourgi918/
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Nourii916/
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Nouriz914/
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Nouhri911/
Nourih911/
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Ngoueri83222/
Nourish83135/
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Nouraiz839/
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Nouiari831/
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Nurit8017,546/
Noura8013,502/
Noury809,205/
Nuhri806,516/
Noris806,081/
Nurie805,083/
Nguri802,634/
Nauri801,638/
Norio801,537/
Norri801,087/
Nuris80991/
Noure80903/
Noiri80887/
Norie80855/
Notri80637/
Nutri80625/
Noriz80448/
Noriy80418/
Ngori80291/
Nurai80279/
Nohri80258/
Norit80253/
Nusri80250/
Norzi80186/
Norai80169/
Nurri80165/
Nuriy80136/
Noeri80134/
Nurid80129/
Norii80121/
Norgi80109/
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Noroi8086/
Nosri8066/
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Nurih8043/
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Nurip8035/
Nurgi8031/
Neuri8027/
Nnuri8024/
Nuriz8019/
Nnori8019/
Nuroi8018/
Norih8015/
Norid8015/
Nurio8013/
Norei809/
Nhori808/
Nurhi808/
Norhi808/
Nurei807/
Norði806/
Nuori806/
Nueri804/
Nuiri804/
Nurui803/
Norip803/
Gnori803/
Nurii803/
Norui802/
Nurij801/
Nourj801/
Nuryi801/
Noohouri771/
Noouurai771/
Norris73167,741/
Nojiri7317,744/
Nourry736,231/
Norrie733,816/
Nuhrio732,399/
Noorie73988/
Ngoiri73915/
Noorai73683/
Noyori73610/
Nuurai73547/
Norrid73502/
Nouere73485/
Ngoroi73472/
Noraiz73407/
Noraij73367/
Noorit73318/
Noisri73278/
Noweri73186/
Norais73160/
Noirie73155/
Noirit73137/
Ngauri73123/
Nouhra73119/
Nutrai73106/
Nohrio73100/
Nurais7390/
Ngorio7384/
Norish7380/
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Nurist7369/
Nayori7366/
Nurris7361/
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Norich7339/
Najori7338/
Nurhie7338/
Norzai7334/
Neuris7333/
Noriea7333/
Ngurai7332/
Nooriz7330/
Noosri7327/
Ngorgi7326/
Nurois7324/
Najuri7324/
Noirei7324/
Norzri7322/
Ngoure7321/
Noriss7320/
N'Gori7320/
Nurroi7319/
Nurish7318/
Noysri7318/
Noorzi7317/
Nuriss7317/
Nnoori7317/
Nuisri7316/
Norhio7316/
Nayuri7314/
Noures7314/
Noiari7314/
Nourej7313/
Nurrie7313/
Nujrih7313/
Ngurei7313/
Noured7313/
Nuroip7312/
Nouray7312/
Nourra7312/
Notrai7312/
Noreid7312/
Ngurih7311/
Nauriy7310/
Nausri7310/
Noyrit739/
Noorhi739/
Naurgi738/
Norrio738/
Nuorie738/
Norois738/
Noraid737/
Nohrri737/
Noorid737/
Nuraid736/
Norait736/
Norriz736/
Naiori736/
Nuraij735/
Nujeri735/
Norzie735/
Notris735/
Ngorai735/
Nourre735/
Nuirit735/
Nuorio735/
Nuitri734/
Nurhai734/
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Naurai734/
Hnorio734/
Nutrit734/
Noiris734/
Nooroi734/
Nouraj733/
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Niiori733/
Nusrit733/
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Noiori733/
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Noreis733/
Norhis733/
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Nyiori733/
Noroit733/
Noyiri733/
Hnurit733/
Nauriz733/
Noirid733/
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Nujari732/
Nuyeri732/
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Norgai732/
Norzoi732/
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Nouroj732/
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Norrit732/
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Neyuri731/
Nhorid731/
Noeriy731/
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Norrip730/
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Nuraish6710/
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Norj679/
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Nutrish678/
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Noorzoi676/
Noorish675/
Nhuurai675/
Noihari674/
Naurich673/
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Nooyeri671/
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Naiauri671/
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Nouredd671/
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Nurrait671/
Noorgai671/
Noorith671/
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Norrais671/
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Nouri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nouri in the Hindi language
नौरीnauri-
Nouri in the Oriya language
େନାଉରୀena'uri75
ନାଉରୀna'uri25
Nouri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻮﺭnwr33.33
ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺭﻱalnwry33.33
ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺭalnwr33.33
Nouri in the Russian language
Ноуриnouri-
Nouri in the Arabic language
نورىnwry-

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