Nuray Surname
Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname
Nuray Surname User-submission:
The name Nuray is of Turkish origin and means 'light of the moon.' This name is typically given to girls and is often associated with traits such as beauty, gentleness, and sensitivity.
Nuray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,427 | 1:54,535 | 5,342 |
| Kazakhstan | 81 | 1:218,302 | 19,901 |
| Northern Cyprus | 43 | 1:7,419 | 1,739 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Nuray (146,508) may also be a first name.
Nuray Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Nuray is of Turkish origin and means 'light of the moon.' This name is typically given to girls and is often associated with traits such as beauty, gentleness, and sensitivity.
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Average Nuray Salary in
United States
$64,900 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nuray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nuray (Arabic: نوراى, Hindi: नुरया, Marathi: नुराय, Russian: Нурай) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuray? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 232,743rd most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,202,737 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Nuray are found; 68 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 7,159th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 146,508 people.
The last name Nuray is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,427 people, or 1 in 54,535. In Turkey Nuray is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 15 percent reside and Kars Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 5 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside.
Nuray Last Name Statistics demography
Nuray earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.41% more than the national average, earning $64,900 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nuray Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nuray in the Marathi language | ||
| नुराय | nuraya | - |
| Nuray in the Hindi language | ||
| नुरया | nuraya | 63.64 |
| नूरया | nuraya | 36.36 |
| Nuray in the Russian language | ||
| Нурай | nuraj | - |
| Nuray in the Arabic language | ||
| نوراى | nwray | - |
| نوراي | nwray | - |
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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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