Noury Surname

55,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Noury Surname User-submission:

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

Noury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,9001:17,0311,866
Morocco2,0111:17,1442,613
Egypt1,5251:60,2865,690
United States5751:630,36350,838
Canada4091:90,0879,902
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Jordan791:111,9307,430
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Guernsey441:1,465311
England391:1,428,66862,556
Ecuador321:497,05810,858
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Noury (3,387) may also be a first name.

Noury 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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Noury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Noury (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﺭﻱ) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Noury? popularity and diffusion

The last name Noury is the 55,205th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 791,694 people. The last name Noury occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Noury live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Noury is also the 122,420th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,387 people.

It is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 3,900 people, or 1 in 17,031. In France Noury is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 25 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 20 percent live and Brittany, where 15 percent live. Aside from France it exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 22 percent live and Egypt, where 17 percent live.

Noury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Noury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Noury surname expanded 2,212 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 488 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Noury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Noury surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Noury last name are 7.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Noury earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.15% more than the national average, earning $48,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.37% less than the national average, earning $40,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nourry916,231/
Nouray9112/
Nourey913/
Nouery912/
Nouriy911/
Nouryi911/
Hnoury911/
Nury894,939/
Nory891,412/
Nouraya836/
N'Houry831/
Nhouriy831/
Nourray831/
Nourzay831/
Ngouryi831/
Nohurry831/
Nouri80346,062/
Noura8013,502/
Nuray801,734/
Noory801,538/
Norry801,260/
Noure80903/
Noray80773/
Nusry80609/
Noriy80418/
Neury80407/
Norys80324/
Nurys80236/
Noiry80228/
Noroy80173/
Naury80170/
Norey80144/
Nuriy80136/
Nuiry8068/
Nuryo8037/
Norøy8029/
Nurry8028/
Nutry8014/
Noryo8014/
Nurey8012/
Noryt8012/
Noryd8011/
Nuroy8010/
Nuery8010/
Ngury808/
Notry803/
Ngory803/
Nuruy801/
Nourj801/
Noery801/
Nuryi801/
Nourai731,091/
Nauroy73656/
Nourri73607/
Nourie73493/
Nouere73485/
Norroy73462/
Nauryz73269/
Norrey73219/
Nouris73215/
Neuray73214/
Noiray73200/
Nuraya73186/
Nourid73154/
Nouhra73119/
Nowery73108/
Nourzi7378/
Norgay7345/
Nuttry7344/
Nauray7344/
Nouret7341/
Norrys7339/
Noyrey7338/
Nurysh7337/
Norych7332/
Noraya7330/
Norryd7328/
Nurray7326/
Narouy7326/
Norðoy7325/
Nourhi7323/
Noryts7323/
Ngouri7321/
Ngoure7321/
Nooray7318/
Nohryo7316/
Noures7314/
Nourej7313/
Norryh7313/
Noured7313/
Nourra7312/
Norray7311/
Nauriy7310/
Norgey738/
Nourgi738/
Nurzay737/
Noirey737/
Ngurey736/
Nousri736/
Nourii736/
Nurych735/
Nhouri735/
Nourre735/
Norzay735/
Naiury735/
Noorzy734/
Nourer734/
Neurys734/
Nuurey734/
Nouriz734/
Nurhay734/
Nutray734/
Nouraj733/
Nouera733/
Nourit733/
Nurgay732/
Nourei732/
Nourez732/
Nouroj732/
Gnouri732/
Nouraa732/
Noriey732/
Noorey732/
Nooriy732/
Nourea732/
Noroey732/
Neuroy732/
Noitry732/
Nuraiy731/
Nurruy731/
Nurzey731/
Nusriy731/
Nuuriy731/
Naurey731/
Ngoryo731/
Noeriy731/
Norhey731/
Nothry731/
Nourip731/
Nouhri731/
Nurriy731/
Noureh731/
Nourih731/
Nourza731/
Nuhryo731/
Nnouri731/
N'Gory731/
Nusray731/
Neuary731/
Nayury731/
Norhay731/
Noueri731/
Hnoura731/
Nurrey730/
Neurry730/
Neuery730/
Nura67273,279/
Nuri6769,029/
Nora6724,368/
Nure6723,856/
Nori6716,903/
Nore678,409/
Nary671,167/
Nurhaya67949/
Nourieh67894/
Nourrit67243/
Ngoueri67222/
Noorzay67167/
Nurraya67162/
Nourish67135/
Nourriz67121/
Nurgaya6793/
Nourzai6779/
Nourest6769/
Noré6764/
Nouyrit6750/
Norreys6741/
Noorzoy6737/
Nourrie6719/
Nourris6714/
Norhaya6713/
Nurj6710/
Norj679/
Najouri679/
Nouraiz679/
Nourais677/
Noreysh676/
Najoryo674/
N'Goure672/
Nouresh672/
Nuré672/
Nouÿrit672/
Noiraya671/
N'Houri671/
Nusrayt671/
Nayoure671/
Norraya671/
Nujariy671/
Norahiy671/
Ngorray671/
Nooraya671/
Nouriss671/
Nourist671/
Nouraja671/
Nautray671/
Ngourai671/
Ngoureh671/
N'Gouri671/
Nurý671/
Nourzei671/
Nouredd671/
Nourred671/
Nouraia671/
Nouiari671/
Nurzhyy671/
Ngouere671/
Nuttrey670/

Noury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noury in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻮﺭﻱnwry50
ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺭﻱalnwry50

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