Nuristani Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Nuristani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuristani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1131:284,5414,597
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Nuristani Last Name Facts

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

Nuristani (Russian: Нуристани) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuristani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nuristani is the 1,163,787th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. Nuristani occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Nuristani are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 284,541. In Afghanistan Nuristani is primarily concentrated in: Kabul, where 58 percent are found, Nuristan, where 16 percent are found and Kapisa, where 4 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan Nuristani occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Nuristani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nuristani surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Nuristani earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39.98% more than the national average, earning $60,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.66% less than the national average, earning $38,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouristani9525/
Nurestani8974/
Nourestani8425/
Nouristany844/
Nooristhani801/
Norestani7812/
Noorestani7445/
Nooristany7432/
Nooristoni743/
Norestanee631/
Nooresstany601/

Nuristani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuristani in the Russian language
Нуристаниnuristani-

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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 Nuristani
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