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
Nur Political Affiliation
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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 in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nur? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,912th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 25,386 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Nur live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nur is also the 137th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 3,300,807 people.
It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 113,537 people, or 1 in 1,165. In Indonesia Nur is mostly concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 14 percent live, West Java, where 13 percent live and East Java, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it occurs 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 devotion of those holding the surname 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 holding the Nur last name are 7.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.69% being registered to vote for the 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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