Nura Surname

2,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria249,6061:71085
Ethiopia11,1081:8,7821,349
Egypt3,3861:27,1523,008
Kenya2,2421:20,5982,371
India1,3621:563,19027,583
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
DR Congo1,1631:63,5257,507
Indonesia9711:136,19913,562
Kosovo7951:2,342378
Thailand2551:277,01347,649
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Kazakhstan1531:115,57212,359
Tanzania1491:355,31326,378
Albania971:30,0424,684
Japan871:1,469,47524,192
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Uganda481:813,31838,363
Finland311:177,31315,564
England311:1,797,35772,927
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Slovenia221:113,07612,203
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Nepal181:1,582,2757,357
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Norway101:514,22941,629
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nura (509,542) may also be a first name.

Nura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nura (Arabic: نورا, Bengali: নুরা, Georgian: ნურა, Hindi: नूरा, Marathi: नुरा, Oriya: ନୁରା, Russian: Нура, Tibetan: ནུ་ར་) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,003rd most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,667 people. The surname Nura occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nura reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nura is also the 1,985th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 509,542 people.

The last name Nura is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 249,606 people, or 1 in 710. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 37 percent live, Katsina, where 16 percent live and Jigawa, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 78 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 4 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.

Nura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nura surname rose 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nura surname is chiefly Buddhist (50%) in Russia, Muslim (71%) in Kenya and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

The amount Nura earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning $37,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noura8913,502/
Ngura894,148/
Nurga892,023/
Nurat891,748/
Nuray891,734/
Nuera891,531/
Nusra891,084/
Naura89974/
Nurah89939/
Nuraj89644/
Nurra89424/
Nuras89399/
Nurai89279/
Nurha89119/
Nutra89117/
Neura8997/
Nurza8992/
Nuhra8963/
Nurau8955/
Nuura8944/
Nuira8938/
Hnura8933/
Nhura8923/
Nurad8923/
Nuraa8914/
Nnura8913/
Nuraz894/
Gnura894/
Nurap892/
Nuroa892/
Nujra892/
Nurìa891/
Nurea891/
Nuraì891/
Nusrat8051,809/
Nourai801,091/
Ngoura80712/
Nuurai80547/
Nourah80478/
Neuray80214/
Nuraya80186/
Nutrap80177/
Nurach80174/
Nuraja80158/
Nurash80142/
Nauras80129/
Nouhra80119/
Nurhat80114/
Nutrai80106/
Nguraa80101/
Nousra8096/
Nurais8090/
Nourat8072/
Nahura8070/
Neurad8063/
Nourad8063/
Nuirat8060/
Nouras8059/
Neuraz8058/
Nauraz8056/
Nutrat8051/
Naurat8049/
Nuhrah8048/
Nurzai8044/
Nauray8044/
Neutra8039/
Ngurai8032/
Nuuraa8032/
Ngaura8031/
Nauraj8030/
Nurray8026/
Nureau8022/
Nuraha8020/
Nurhap8017/
Nurhas8015/
Nurzaj8015/
Gnoura8012/
Nhaura8012/
Nouray8012/
Nourra8012/
Nurrah8011/
Nurhaj8011/
Nautra8010/
Nuurah8010/
Naurah808/
Nurzay807/
Nouraz806/
Nuraid806/
Nuraij805/
Nusrad804/
Nuitra804/
Nurhai804/
Naurai804/
Nurhay804/
Nuyrat804/
Nutray804/
Nouraj803/
Nurzha803/
Nuttra803/
N'Gura802/
Nuthra802/
Nurrea802/
Nuradh802/
Nurgay802/
Nouraa802/
Nuerra802/
Nuraiz802/
Nourea802/
Nuraiy801/
Nurajh801/
Nurapp801/
Nurgai801/
Nusraa801/
Naurad801/
Naurza801/
Nheura801/
Nuraai801/
Nuraap801/
Nurağa801/
Nurrat801/
Nourza801/
Nguura801/
Neuras801/
Nuraat801/
Nusrai801/
Nusray801/
Nhurat801/
Hnoura801/
Neurat800/
Nuri7569,029/
Nora7524,368/
Nure7523,856/
Nuro759,965/
Nira759,644/
Nury754,939/
Nóra7536/
Nurj7510/
Nuré752/
Nurý751/
Nurhaya73949/
Noureau73326/
Nouraud73182/
Nurraya73162/
Nurgaya7393/
Nourzai7379/
Naurais7374/
Nurzhau7345/
Nautras7324/
Naurash7323/
Neuraij7316/
Neuradt7315/
Nurhaja7312/
Nuraish7310/
Nouradd7310/
Hnurach7310/
Ngourga739/
Nouraiz739/
Nuuraha738/
Nnurapp738/
Nusraat737/
Nourais737/
Nouraya736/
Nhuurai735/
Nausrat734/
Nourass733/
Nuratch733/
Nauraiz732/
Nusratt732/
N'Goura732/
Nurraja731/
Nusrayt731/
Nauraaj731/
Nauraij731/
Naurass731/
Nourray731/
Nujraha731/
Hnautra731/
Neuraus731/
Nourrad731/
Nourzah731/
Nourzay731/
Nousrat731/
Nouraja731/
Nautray731/
Ngourah731/
Ngourai731/
Nusrhat731/
Nuttrat731/
Nouraia731/
Nurrait731/
Nuirach731/
Nhurach731/
Hnuurai731/
Nutraus730/
Nouri67346,062/
Ngure6719,356/
Nurit6717,546/
Noury679,205/
Nuhri676,516/
Nurie675,083/
Noora674,167/
Nhira673,068/
Nguri672,634/
Nurot671,986/
Nauri671,638/
Nuris67991/
Noure67903/
Nuroh67783/
Noray67773/
Nurre67660/
Nnuro67631/
Nutri67625/
Nusry67609/
Nuure67599/
Nuret67582/
Nutro67560/
Nuree67479/
Norau67449/
Neury67407/
Nguro67370/
Norea67363/
Norra67320/
Nurro67312/
Naure67274/
Niera67253/
Nusri67250/
Nurys67236/
Nurod67221/
Nirah67212/
Neuro67191/
Naury67170/
Nauro67170/
Norai67169/
Nuero67166/
Nurge67165/
Nurri67165/
Noraa67165/
Nuriy67136/
Nurid67129/
Norha67108/
Nhuri67106/
Norza6783/
Nouro6780/
Nirai6772/
Noera6771/
Nuiry6768/
Nurej6766/
Nurzi6764/
Nirea6755/
Nirau6750/
Nurih6743/
Nuuri6742/
Noroa6739/
Nuryo6737/
Nurip6735/
Neure6733/
Nuroo6732/
Nurgi6731/
Nurry6728/
Noraj6727/
Neuri6727/
Nirra6726/
Nnuri6724/
Nuiro6722/
Niray6721/
Nurer6721/
Nuroz6721/
Nurhe6720/
Nuriz6719/
Nuroi6718/
Nusro6716/
Nourault6716/
Nurez6715/
Nutry6714/
Nirha6714/
Nurio6713/
Nures6712/
Nihra6712/
Nurey6712/
Nuroy6710/
Nuroj6710/
Nurho679/
Ngury678/
Nurhi678/
Nutre678/
Nuruo678/
Nuuro677/
Nurei677/
Nured675/
Nurahova674/
Nuiri674/
Nuruj673/
Naurahee673/
Nuirhead673/
Nurui673/
Nurhj673/
Nureh673/
Nurii673/
Nureş673/
Nnure672/
Nurou672/
Nuros672/
Nnora672/
Nutratsh672/
Nurahaja671/
Nurayova671/
Nurgo671/
Nurij671/
Nurop671/
Nuruy671/
Nusratth671/
Nuyre671/
Nuhre671/
Niraa671/
Hnira671/
Gnure671/
Nourhach671/
Nourj671/
N'Gourga671/
Ñaura671/
Ñoura671/
Nuryi671/
Nuraaaaa671/
N'Gouraï671/
Nor'a671/
Noouurai671/
Nhure671/
Uannurat671/

Nura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nura in the Georgian language
ნურაnura-
Nura in the Tibetan language
ནུ་ར་nura-
Nura in the Oriya language
ନୁରାnura91.12
ନୂରାnura4.89
ନୁରnura2.37
ନୂରnura0.34
ରାଏra'e0.03
ଦୁରdura0.03
ଝୁରାjhura0.03
Nura in the Marathi language
नुराnura84.31
नूरnura6.54
नूराnura4.58
नुरnura1.96
Nura in the Hindi language
नूराnura79.1
नुराnura18.09
नूरांnuram2.19
नुरांnuram0.28
नूरnura0.25
मीराmira0.03
नूरेnure0.03
Nura in the Bengali language
নুরাnura28.57
ঙুরাnura28.57
নূরাnura28.57
নূরআলমnura'alama14.29
Nura in the Russian language
Нураnura-
Nura in the Arabic language
نوراnwra-

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