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 surname Nuray (Arabic: نوراى, Hindi: नुरया, Marathi: नुराय, Russian: Нурай) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuray? popularity and diffusion
It is the 232,743rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,202,737 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Nuray live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Nuray is also the 7,159th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 146,508 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,427 people, or 1 in 54,535. In Turkey Nuray is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 15 percent are found and Kars Province, where 12 percent are found. Beside Turkey this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent are found.
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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