Nurcu Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Nurcu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nurcu Last Name Facts

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

Nurcu occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurcu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Nurcu are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

Nurcu is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,112,857. In Turkey it is most common in: Osmaniye Province, where 40 percent reside, Antalya Province, where 36 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 12 percent reside. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 4 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurciu91134/
Nurchus832/
Norcu80127/
Nursu802/
Nortcu7333/
Nursuz7325/
Nurcoo733/
Noursu732/
Nursud731/
Nurjau731/
Nurzhau6745/
Nursult6719/
Nurzhut6710/
Nourjou672/
Nursouj671/
Nurzjou671/
Noorchu671/
Nuurkhuu622/
Ngourkou621/
Nurshoud621/
Nursoo55327/
Nurkoo55326/
Nurzhauova53130/
Nourjoo5026/
Nurkhoo502/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nurcu
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