Nurah Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nurah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7391:239,70613,922
Indonesia1241:1,066,52677,317
Nepal131:2,190,8438,518
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
India111:69,733,217610,955
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Nurah (3,524) may also be a first name.

Nurah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nurah (Hindi: नूरह, Marathi: नुरह) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nurah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 379,929th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Nurah live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 119,478th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 3,524 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 739 people, or 1 in 239,706. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 15 percent reside, Kaduna, where 12 percent reside and Kano, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Nepal, where 1 percent reside.

Nurah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nourah91478/
Nurach91174/
Nurash91142/
Nuhrah9148/
Nuraha9120/
Nurrah9111/
Nuurah9110/
Naurah918/
Nuradh912/
Nurajh911/
Nura89273,279/
Naurash8323/
Nuraish8310/
Hnurach8310/
Nuuraha838/
Nuratch833/
Nujraha831/
Nourzah831/
Ngourah831/
Nuirach831/
Nhurach831/
Noura8013,502/
Ngura804,148/
Nurga802,023/
Nurat801,748/
Nuray801,734/
Nuera801,531/
Nusra801,084/
Naura80974/
Nuroh80783/
Nuraj80644/
Nurra80424/
Nuras80399/
Nurai80279/
Nirah80212/
Nurha80119/
Nutra80117/
Neura8097/
Nurza8092/
Nuhra8063/
Nurau8055/
Nuura8044/
Nuira8038/
Hnura8033/
Nhura8023/
Nurad8023/
Nuraa8014/
Nnura8013/
Nurho809/
Nuraz804/
Gnura804/
Nurap802/
Nuroa802/
Nujra802/
Nurìa801/
Nurea801/
Nuraì801/
Nurahova774/
Naurahee773/
Nutratsh772/
Nurahaja771/
Nusratth771/
Nourhach771/
Nusrat7351,809/
Nourai731,091/
Ngoura73712/
Nuurai73547/
Neuray73214/
Nutrap73177/
Nauras73129/
Nouhra73119/
Nurhat73114/
Nutrai73106/
Nguraa73101/
Nousra7396/
Nurais7390/
Nourat7372/
Nirahu7370/
Nahura7370/
Neurad7363/
Nourad7363/
Nuirat7360/
Nouras7359/
Neuraz7358/
Nauraz7356/
Nutrat7351/
Naurat7349/
Nurzai7344/
Nauray7344/
Neutra7339/
Ngurai7332/
Nuuraa7332/
Ngaura7331/
Nauraj7330/
Nurray7326/
Nureau7322/
Nurhap7317/
Nurhas7315/
Nurzaj7315/
Gnoura7312/
Nhaura7312/
Nouray7312/
Nourra7312/
Nurhaj7311/
Nhirah7310/
Nauroh7310/
Nautra7310/
Nuiroh739/
Nurzay737/
Nouroh737/
Nouraz736/
Nuraid736/
Nuraij735/
Nusrad734/
Nuitra734/
Nurhai734/
Naurai734/
Nurhay734/
Nuyrat734/
Nutray734/
Nouraj733/
Nurzha733/
Nuttra733/
N'Gura732/
Nuthra732/
Nurrea732/
Nurgay732/
Nouraa732/
Nuerra732/
Nuraiz732/
Nourea732/
Nuraiy731/
Nurapp731/
Nurgai731/
Nuroth731/
Nusraa731/
Naurad731/
Naurza731/
Nheura731/
Niraha731/
Nuraai731/
Nuraap731/
Nurağa731/
Nurrat731/
Nourza731/
Nguura731/
Neuras731/
Nuraat731/
Nusrai731/
Nusray731/
Norhah731/
Nhurat731/
Hnoura731/
Neurat730/
Nora6724,368/
Nuro679,965/
Nira679,644/
Noureau67326/
Nouraud67182/
Nourzai6779/
Naurais6774/
Nurzhau6745/
Nóra6736/
Nautras6724/
Neuraij6716/
Neuradt6715/
Nirahai6713/
Nouradd6710/
Niehrah679/
Ngourga679/
Nouraiz679/
Nnurapp678/
Nusraat677/
Nourais677/
Nhuurai675/
Nausrat674/
Neuráth674/
Nourass673/
Nourouh672/
Nauraiz672/
Nusratt672/
N'Goura672/
Noorhah672/
Nusrayt671/
Nauraaj671/
Nauraij671/
Naurass671/
Neuroht671/
Neuroph671/
Nourray671/
Norahiy671/
Hnautra671/
Neuraus671/
Nurrooh671/
Nourrad671/
Nourzay671/
Nousrat671/
Nautray671/
Ngourai671/
Ngouroh671/
Nusrhat671/
Nuttrat671/
Nurrait671/
Norreah671/
Hnuurai671/
Nutraus670/

Nurah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurah in the Hindi language
नूरहnuraha-
Nurah in the Marathi language
नुरहnuraha57.14
नुराहnuraha42.86

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nurah
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