Nurlanov Surname

113,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Nurlanov Surname User-submission:

Nurlanov is a surname that comes from a name Nurlan, with the -ov ending for male, and -ova ending for female, derived from Russian influence over Central Asian countries. This name is mostly used in Central Asia and occurred as the result of merging two words nur, which means 'light' in Turkic languages, and lan, which means 'lion' in Arabic.

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Nurlanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan3,6711:4,817696
Kyrgyzstan2691:22,2033,805
Russia1041:1,385,79997,149
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nurlanov Surname Meaning

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Nurlanov is a surname that comes from a name Nurlan, with the -ov ending for male, and -ova ending for female, derived from Russian influence over Central Asian countries. This name is mostly used in Central Asia and occurred as the result of merging two words nur, which means 'light' in Turkic languages, and lan, which means 'lion' in Arabic. This could be interpreted in different ways, for instance Nurlanov could mean 'son of light bringing loon'.

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Nurlanov Last Name Facts

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

Nurlanov (Russian: Нурланов) occurs more in Kazakhstan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurlanov? popularity and diffusion

Nurlanov is the 113,266th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,783,977 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Nurlanov live; 91 percent live in Central Asia and 91 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

This last name is most frequently held in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 3,671 people, or 1 in 4,817. In Kazakhstan Nurlanov is most prevalent in: East Kazakhstan Region, where 39 percent live, Almaty, where 12 percent live and Astana, where 7 percent live. Besides Kazakhstan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kyrgyzstan, where 7 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Nurlanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (92%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan.

In The United States those holding the Nurlanov last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nurlanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurlanov in the Russian language
Нурлановnurlanov-

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