Nurbekova Surname

191,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Nurbekova 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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Nurbekova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan1,5311:11,5501,779
Kyrgyzstan5551:10,7621,969
Russia1021:1,412,97198,464
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Nurbekova 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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Nurbekova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nurbekova (Russian: Нурбекова) is found in Kazakhstan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nurbekova click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurbekova? popularity and diffusion

Nurbekova is the 191,486th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,311,016 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Nurbekova live; 94 percent live in Central Asia and 94 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The surname Nurbekova is most prevalent in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 1,531 people, or 1 in 11,550. In Kazakhstan it is mostly found in: Almaty, where 24 percent live, South Kazakhstan Region, where 20 percent live and East Kazakhstan Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Kazakhstan Nurbekova is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Kyrgyzstan, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Nurbekova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nurbekova last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan.

In The United States those bearing the Nurbekova surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurbyekova95702/
Naurbekova952/
Nurbekovap951/
Nurbekov945,671/
Naurzbekova9052/
Norbekova891,459/
Nurbakova8993/
Naurbekov893/
Nurbecova891/
Nurbikova891/
Naurzbekov8457/
Nurbikov821/
Nurbek801,918/
Norbikova787/
Nurbekoff784/
Norvekova781/
Nurbyek7545/
Nurbeck750/
Norbikov715/
Naurzbek715/
Norbecov712/
Norbek6724/
Nurbik679/
Norvikova671/
Noorbek632/
Nurbike631/
Noorbeek5937/
Noorbeck591/
Norbeg5323/
Norbik5315/
Norbec531/
Norbäck50530/
Noorbik501/
Noorbeg501/

Nurbekova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurbekova in the Russian language
Нурбековаnurbekova-

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