Nours Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Nours Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nours Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria6181:31,2311,987
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Jordan861:102,8197,155
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Palestine81:568,60613,348
France71:9,488,960336,266
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Nours (51,077) may also be a first name.

Nours Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nours is found in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nours? popularity and diffusion

Nours is the 413,768th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,655,043 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nours reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Levant. Nours is also the 18,181st most common first name on earth. It is borne by 51,077 people.

The last name Nours is most prevalent in Syria, where it is held by 618 people, or 1 in 31,231. In Syria Nours is primarily concentrated in: Hama Governorate, where 58 percent reside, Daraa Governorate, where 34 percent reside and Homs Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Syria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 11 percent reside and Jordan, where 10 percent reside.

Nours Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Nours earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $54,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nourse913,234/
Nors89678/
Nurs89151/
Nouyers8310/
Nhourse831/
Noursse831/
Noursce830/
Nurse8014,067/
Norse80416/
Norås80148/
Nurss8098/
Noors8060/
Norrs8035/
Nurst8018/
Norsh8015/
Nursh809/
Norst809/
Noers809/
Norss807/
Noirs805/
Nohrs804/
Nursp802/
Nhors801/
Neurs801/
Naurs800/
Nowers73656/
Noyers73121/
Norsch7320/
Najors734/
Naursh733/
Noorse732/
Nursse732/
Noiers732/
Nursch731/
Nursht731/
Naurst731/
Nauers731/
Norsse731/
Norshe731/
Norrås731/
Nurshe731/
Nurrse731/
Ngorsh731/
Norsht731/
Nource730/
Naurse730/
Noirst730/
Naurss730/
Nejors730/
Nars67398/
Nursova6710/
Noorshe677/
Nuurshe672/
Norx672/
Norsova672/
Nurx671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nours
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