Nuristan Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Nuristan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 304 | 1:105,767 | 2,660 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nuristan (511) may also be a first name.
Nuristan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuristan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nuristan occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuristan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 872,430th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nuristan live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 374,142nd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 511 people.
The surname is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 105,767. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Nangarhar, where 62 percent live, Kabul, where 13 percent live and Paktia, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Iran, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuristain | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nouritan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Noristan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nurustan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nooristan | 82 | 112 | / |
| Niristean | 82 | 20 | / |
| Norristan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nuretan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nooritan | 75 | 288 | / |
| Norestan | 75 | 61 | / |
| Noriston | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nurethan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nuritasim | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nirestean | 71 | 3 | / |
| Norestain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Norriston | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nureton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noreston | 63 | 39 | / |
| Norriton | 63 | 1 | / |
| Norzaiton | 59 | 3 | / |
| Nireştean | 59 | 1 | / |
| Noreton | 53 | 0 | / |
| Norjton | 53 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nuristan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis