Nurul Surname

35,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nurul Surname User-submission:

The Nurul surname derives from the Arabian word nur, which means 'light'.

Nurul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh6,3081:25,2631,712
Indonesia6,2601:21,1262,566
India1,4981:512,06025,636
Malaysia3191:92,4586,423
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Qatar591:39,9664,109
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Nepal361:791,1385,397
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Nurul (1,199,321) may also be a first name.

Nurul Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nurul surname derives from the Arabian word nur, which means 'light'.

- heenim_akira01

Nurul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nurul (Bengali: নুরুল, Hindi: नूरूल, Marathi: नुरुल, Oriya: ନୁରୁଲ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurul? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,110th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 483,804 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nurul reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nurul is also the 684th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,199,321 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 6,308 people, or 1 in 25,263. Besides Bangladesh it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 42 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Nurul Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nurul last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Nurul earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 65.15% less than the national average, earning €10,464 per year and in United States they earn 7.13% less than the national average, earning $40,071 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nurull9126/
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Nurulh9110/
Nurule918/
Nuraul914/
Nusrul911/
Nouroul8312/
Nusrull831/
Nuraulh831/
Nurol80170/
Norul8041/
Nirul8013/
Nurulova77117/
Nourault7716/
Nurulllh775/
Niraul7338,513/
Noorul735,751/
Nurool7374/
Nirull735/
Noroul732/
Norulh731/
Norzul731/
Norrul731/
Nurullova71183/
Noreull677/
Nirraul671/
Norzhul671/
Noorull671/
Noorule671/
Norol6099/
Noroll558/
Norrol554/
Nnorol551/
Noorool5016/
Norholl507/

Nurul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurul in the Oriya language
ନୁରୁଲnurula83.29
ନୁରୁଲ୍nurul12.18
ନୁରୁଳnurula1.13
ନୁରୂଲnurula0.85
ନୂରୂଲnurula0.57
ନୂରୁଲnurula0.57
ନୁରଲnurala0.57
ନିରୁଲnirula0.28
ନୁରୁnuru0.28
ନୁରnura0.28
Nurul in the Bengali language
নুরুলnurula68.15
নূরুলnurula29.18
ণুরুলnurula0.89
নুরূলnurula0.71
নুরুল্nurul0.53
নরুলnarula0.36
নূরূলnurula0.18
Nurul in the Marathi language
नुरुलnurula41.32
नुरूलnurula39.24
नुरुलएनnurula'ena5.56
नूरूलnurula4.86
नुरलnurala1.04
नरुलnarula1.04
नुरुळnurula1.04
नूरnura0.69
नुरुलाnurula0.35
नुरूळnurula0.35
नूरुलnurula0.35
नुरnura0.35
मुरुलmurula0.35
नेरुळnerula0.35
नुरेलेnurele0.35
Nurul in the Hindi language
नूरूलnurula38.45
नूरुलnurula31.06
नुरूलnurula23.37
नुरुलnurula6.79
नूरूल्nurul0.05
नरूलnarula0.03
नूरूनnuruna0.03
़नूरुलnurula0.02
नूरुनnuruna0.02
नूरलnurala0.02
नुरूल्nurul0.02

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