Nuur Surname

11,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Nuur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia35,9771:37450
Somaliland4,7951:73094
Ethiopia3,8641:25,2453,162
Djibouti5241:1,746181
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Sweden3461:28,4592,321
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Indonesia2031:651,47451,002
England1981:281,40421,905
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Norway711:72,42710,169
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Canada421:877,27667,671
India351:21,916,154310,282
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Finland181:305,37222,464
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Belgium121:958,05473,966
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Fiji11:894,3914,568
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Nuur (22,305) may also be a first name.

Nuur Last Name Facts

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

Nuur (Hindi: नुूर, Marathi: नुर, Russian: Нуур) occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,946th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 155,018 people. Nuur occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nuur reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 34,831st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 22,305 people.

The surname is most common in Somalia, where it is borne by 35,977 people, or 1 in 374. Outside of Somalia it occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 10 percent live and Ethiopia, where 8 percent live.

Nuur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nuur last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Nuur earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 36.9% less than the national average, earning 218,374 kr per year; in United States they earn 34.26% less than the national average, earning $28,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.54% less than the national average, earning $42,459 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnuur892/
Nuurr891/
Nur86287,066/
Hnuure801/
Nour75378,875/
Nure7523,856/
Nuer757,151/
Naur75857/
Ngur75365/
Nusr75154/
Nuir7588/
Nurh7545/
Nuhr7544/
Nurr7544/
Hnur7539/
Neur7536/
Nurd7535/
Nurp7526/
Nutr7525/
Nhur7523/
Nurt7523/
Nnur7519/
Nujr7510/
Gnur752/
Nurz751/
Noure67903/
Nurre67660/
Nohur67551/
Naure67274/
Nourd67127/
Nahur6794/
Nourp6738/
Neure6733/
Nurhe6720/
Nusrh6716/
Nourr6715/
Ngaur6715/
Ngour6713/
Gnaur6711/
Nusrt678/
Nourt677/
Nausr675/
Ngurr674/
Nourh673/
Naurd672/
Nnure672/
Hnour672/
Gnure671/
Gnour671/
Nhour671/
Neuhr671/
Nuyre671/
N'Our671/
Nnuhr671/
Nnour671/
Nhure671/
Nutrd671/
Ngurh671/
Nourz671/
Nngur671/
Naurt670/

Nuur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuur in the Hindi language
नुूरnuura50.98
नूुरnuura35.29
नूरnura9.8
नुुरnuura1.96
Nuur in the Marathi language
नुरnura40
नूरnura40
नुपूरnupura20
Nuur in the Russian language
Нуурnuur-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nuur
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