Nurbekov Surname

85,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Nurbekov Surname User-submission:

This surnames originated from Kazakh/Kyrgyz name, Nurbek. Before the Russian Empire came to Central Asia, the majority of the population didn't have surnames; they just used the name of their father and name of their tribe they belonged to.

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Nurbekov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan5,0111:3,529455
Kyrgyzstan5331:11,2062,063
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Nurbekov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surnames originated from Kazakh/Kyrgyz name, Nurbek. Before the Russian Empire came to Central Asia, the majority of the population didn't have surnames; they just used the name of their father and name of their tribe they belonged to. Colonizers used to assign aboriginal's fathers' names as surnames for documentation in a western way. Such endings like "-ov", "-ova", "-ovich", "-ovna" are in Russian language and mean "-son", "-kyan" is Armenianized and "-uly" is fair Kazakh version.

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Nurbekov Last Name Facts

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

Nurbekov (Russian: Нурбеков) is held by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurbekov? popularity and diffusion

Nurbekov is the 85,110th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,285,055 people. The last name Nurbekov is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nurbekov live; 98 percent live in Central Asia and 98 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

This last name is most widespread in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 5,011 people, or 1 in 3,529. In Kazakhstan Nurbekov is most prevalent in: Jambyl Region, where 58 percent live, East Kazakhstan Region, where 18 percent live and Almaty, where 9 percent live. Outside of Kazakhstan this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Kyrgyzstan, where 9 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Nurbekov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan.

In The United States those holding the Nurbekov surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Others than The US average, with 42.86% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurbekova942,201/
Naurbekov943/
Naurzbekov8957/
Naurbekova892/
Nurbakov8872/
Nurbikov881/
Nurbekoff824/
Nurbecova821/
Nurbikova821/
Norbikov755/
Norbecov752/
Nurbakeev711/
Norvikov638/

Nurbekov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurbekov in the Russian language
Нурбековnurbekov-

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