Nurestani Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Nurestani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 66 | 1:1,163,372 | 50,804 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Nurestani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nurestani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nurestani has its highest incidence in Iran. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nurestani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,203,767th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Nurestani reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 1,163,372. In Iran Nurestani is primarily concentrated in: Gilan Province, where 74 percent live, Tehran Province, where 23 percent live and Alborz Province, where 2 percent live. Besides Iran this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nourestani | 95 | 25 | / |
| Nuristani | 89 | 205 | / |
| Norestani | 89 | 12 | / |
| Nouretani | 89 | 1 | / |
| Noorestani | 84 | 45 | / |
| Nouristani | 84 | 25 | / |
| Nuritani | 82 | 159 | / |
| Nouristany | 74 | 4 | / |
| Norestanee | 74 | 1 | / |
| Noritani | 71 | 70 | / |
| Nuritana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nooresstany | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nooristhani | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nooristany | 63 | 32 | / |
| Nooristoni | 63 | 3 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Nurestani
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