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
The surname Nuristan is most common in Afghanistan. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuristan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nuristan is the 872,430th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nuristan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 374,142nd most numerous forename in the world It is held by 511 people.
Nuristan is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 105,767. In Afghanistan Nuristan is mostly found in: Nangarhar, where 62 percent reside, Kabul, where 13 percent reside and Paktia, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside and Iran, where 0 percent reside.
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 | / |
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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
- 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
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