Nur Surname
Approximately 287,066 people bear this surname
Nur Surname User-submission:
The Nur surname means 'light' in Arabic.
Nur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 113,537 | 1:1,165 | 99 |
| Bangladesh | 65,065 | 1:2,449 | 238 |
| Somalia | 28,233 | 1:476 | 58 |
| Ethiopia | 19,157 | 1:5,092 | 811 |
| India | 10,761 | 1:71,282 | 4,827 |
| Sudan | 10,360 | 1:3,621 | 517 |
| Kenya | 10,004 | 1:4,616 | 663 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7,513 | 1:4,107 | 547 |
| Turkey | 5,108 | 1:15,235 | 1,884 |
| Malaysia | 2,770 | 1:10,648 | 1,176 |
| Somaliland | 2,397 | 1:1,460 | 179 |
| Nigeria | 2,121 | 1:83,519 | 5,895 |
| Philippines | 1,827 | 1:55,412 | 9,251 |
| United States | 1,261 | 1:287,438 | 26,710 |
| Qatar | 880 | 1:2,680 | 247 |
| United Arab Emirates | 823 | 1:11,133 | 1,395 |
| England | 790 | 1:70,529 | 8,101 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Sweden | 596 | 1:16,521 | 1,404 |
| Iran | 564 | 1:136,139 | 12,313 |
| Canada | 474 | 1:77,733 | 8,736 |
| Djibouti | 225 | 1:4,066 | 333 |
| Israel | 194 | 1:44,112 | 5,947 |
| Australia | 168 | 1:160,689 | 16,729 |
| Singapore | 146 | 1:37,724 | 1,403 |
| Taiwan | 119 | 1:197,015 | 1,702 |
| Norway | 113 | 1:45,507 | 6,510 |
| Thailand | 109 | 1:648,058 | 109,152 |
| Germany | 104 | 1:774,091 | 57,434 |
| Pakistan | 94 | 1:1,900,467 | 18,692 |
| Denmark | 70 | 1:80,639 | 7,855 |
| Netherlands | 68 | 1:248,341 | 31,935 |
| Northern Cyprus | 68 | 1:4,691 | 896 |
| Chile | 60 | 1:293,608 | 8,514 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 59 | 1:101,231 | 12,280 |
| Poland | 57 | 1:666,820 | 57,730 |
| Finland | 52 | 1:105,706 | 10,637 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Nur (3,300,807) may also be a first name.
Nur Surname Meaning
Nur Demographics
Average Male Nur Height
174.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nur (Bengali: নুর, Hindi: नूर, Marathi: नुर, Oriya: ନୁର, Tibetan: ནུར་) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nur click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nur? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nur is the 1,912th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 25,386 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Nur are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nur is also the 137th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 3,300,807 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 113,537 people, or 1 in 1,165. In Indonesia it is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 14 percent live, West Java, where 13 percent live and East Java, where 9 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in 107 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 23 percent live and Somalia, where 10 percent live.
Nur Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (96%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (98%) in Kenya, Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Nur last name are 7.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.69% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nur earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 60.92% less than the national average, earning €11,737 per year; in Norway they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning 250,902 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 12.15% less than the national average, earning $19,945,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 24.87% less than the national average, earning $32,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.58% less than the national average, earning $37,966 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nour | 86 | 378,875 | / |
| Nuur | 86 | 47,011 | / |
| Nure | 86 | 23,856 | / |
| Naur | 86 | 857 | / |
| Ngur | 86 | 365 | / |
| Nusr | 86 | 154 | / |
| Nuir | 86 | 88 | / |
| Nurh | 86 | 45 | / |
| Nuhr | 86 | 44 | / |
| Nurr | 86 | 44 | / |
| Hnur | 86 | 39 | / |
| Neur | 86 | 36 | / |
| Nurd | 86 | 35 | / |
| Nurp | 86 | 26 | / |
| Nutr | 86 | 25 | / |
| Nurt | 86 | 23 | / |
| Nhur | 86 | 23 | / |
| Nnur | 86 | 19 | / |
| Nujr | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gnur | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nurz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Noure | 75 | 903 | / |
| Nurre | 75 | 660 | / |
| Nohur | 75 | 551 | / |
| Naure | 75 | 274 | / |
| Nourd | 75 | 127 | / |
| Nahur | 75 | 94 | / |
| Nourp | 75 | 38 | / |
| Neure | 75 | 33 | / |
| Nurhe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Nusrh | 75 | 16 | / |
| Nourr | 75 | 15 | / |
| Ngaur | 75 | 15 | / |
| Ngour | 75 | 13 | / |
| Gnaur | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nusrt | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nourt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nausr | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ngurr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nourh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nnuur | 75 | 2 | / |
| Naurd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hnour | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nnure | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nnuhr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhour | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhure | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnour | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nutrd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nuurr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nourz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nngur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnure | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnour | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neuhr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nuyre | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Our | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngurh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naurt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Nor | 67 | 215,203 | / |
| Nurova | 67 | 39,947 | / |
| Nhaure | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nahaur | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hnnure | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nourdh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nourre | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hngour | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nurová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nór | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngaurr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nurowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hnuure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neurth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nausre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naurdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naurth | 67 | 0 | / |
Nur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nur in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནུར་ | nur | - |
| Nur in the Hindi language | ||
| नूर | nura | 95.32 |
| नुर | nura | 4.62 |
| नूर् | nur | 0 |
| Nur in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୁର | nura | 88.11 |
| ନୂର | nura | 6.12 |
| ନୁର୍ | nur | 5.22 |
| ନୂର୍ | nur | 0.25 |
| Nur in the Bengali language | ||
| নুর | nura | 54.03 |
| নূর | nura | 45.65 |
| নুর্ | nur | 0.11 |
| Nur in the Marathi language | ||
| नुर | nura | 50.19 |
| नूर | nura | 49.56 |
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