Nurev Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Nurev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria121:581,57524,486
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Nurev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nurev (Russian: Нурьев) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Nurev reside; 52 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 581,575. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Stara Zagora Province, where 33 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 25 percent reside and Ruse Province, where 17 percent reside. Other than Bulgaria Nurev is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 44 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuriev9122,148/
Nureev911,390/
Nuraev91804/
Nureva9145/
Nureiv9131/
Nuroev911/
Nourev911/
Nouriev8328/
Nurheva835/
Nurziev835/
Noureev831/
Nurov8040,166/
Nurav805/
Nureb805/
Nirev801/
Nuriv801/
Naurov7378/
Neurov7369/
Nuriov7339/
Nuriew7311/
Nuraew739/
Nuripe739/
Nourov733/
Naurav732/
Niraev732/
Nuraef731/
Nuryov731/
Nurayv731/
Niriev731/
Noreev731/
Norziev675/
Noureeb671/
Nuryshv671/
Nurgaiv671/

Nurev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurev in the Russian language
Нурьевnurev-

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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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  • 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 Nurev
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