Nurzhanov Surname

65,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Nurzhanov Surname User-submission:

A surname from Kazakh; from the words: nur (bright, shining) and zhan (soul).

Nurzhanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan6,6091:2,676306
Russia5011:287,67129,722
Kyrgyzstan4131:14,4622,642
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Nurzhanov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname from Kazakh; from the words: nur (bright, shining) and zhan (soul).

- akhmetov

Nurzhanov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nurzhanov (Russian: Нуржанов) is borne by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurzhanov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nurzhanov is the 65,441st most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 955,493 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Nurzhanov live; 87 percent live in Central Asia and 87 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

It is most commonly held in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 6,609 people, or 1 in 2,676. In Kazakhstan Nurzhanov is most common in: Kyzylorda Region, where 18 percent reside, South Kazakhstan Region, where 15 percent reside and Almaty Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Kazakhstan this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 5 percent reside.

Nurzhanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States Nurzhanov are 6.72% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.49% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nurzhanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurzhanov in the Russian language
Нуржановnurzanov-

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