Nur is used as a family name or surname in Indonesia. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nur
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Indonesia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nur

How popular is Nur?

Nur is common in Indonesia.

Nur is ranked 1696 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nurs grew by 166.328 per cent to 1835 since 2000 and ranked 15857 after elevating 15847 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 84.47 66.33
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 7.08 5.81
White 4.52 7.11
Others 2.34 18
Hispanic or Latino 1.25 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.33 0
Nur is quite popular family name mostly used in Indonesia while Somalia is ahead in terms of density. Around 319411 people have been found who wears Nur as their family name. Nur is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
16,722 Nigeria8
8,582 Japan6
720,003 Russia4
2,011 South Korea4
2,955 Syria4
2,113 Taiwan3
23,165 Romania3
6,989 Uganda3
6,270 Hong Kong3
22,232 Morocco3
1,644 Nepal3
3,224 Afghanistan3
10,183 Jordan2
5,817 Albania2
5,318 Iraq2
14,521 Portugal2
2,744 Rwanda2
10,211 Bulgaria2
4,689 Maldives2
4,944 Bosnia2
5,936 Bahrain2
23,344 Austria2
8,657 Lebanon2
40,256 Mexico2
6,900 Oman2
1,572 Macau1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
62,864 New Zealand1
8,181 Botswana1
17,575 Kuwait1
58,885 Poland1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
120,357 Argentina1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
971 Seychelles1
3,214 Niger1
4,942 Libya1
6,688 Malawi1
8,268 Mauritius1
5,916 Mozambique1
3,952 Yemen1
29,595 Iran1
11,923 Slovenia1
2,211 Brunei1
14,618 Guyana1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,773 Denmark39
12,692 Scotland33
7,576 Azerbaijan31
65,136 Spain25
2,892 Iceland13
3,343 China13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,803 Norway98
49,486 South Africa91
104,308 France86
8,414 Finland85
10,028 Kyrgyzstan76
104,075 Brazil64
17,456 Switzerland63
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Nur:
7,965 England844
12,030 Germany841
116 Djibouti828
8,811 Egypt613
25,252 Philippines516
8,058 Canada512
2,231 Bolivia389
3,302 United Arab Emirates306
11,234 Uzbekistan303
1,703 Singapore242
5,061 Sweden189
6,229 Israel177
16,217 Kazakhstan162
7,594 Colombia157
9,538 Venezuela151
17,712 Australia147
56,111 Italy123
33,673 Tanzania109
8,701 Chile108
2,299 Qatar107
24,962 Netherlands102
Countries with thousands of Nur:
608 Sudan7,216
1,747 Kenya3,296
3,052 Pakistan2,514
2,163 Saudi Arabia1,655
24,566 United States1,257
Countries with ten thousands of Nur:
258 Bangladesh74,252
27 Somalia54,299
692 Turkey17,329
676 Ethiopia17,113
319 Malaysia12,673
4,292 India12,282
Countries with hundred thousands of Nur:
89 Indonesia107,732
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Nur Namesakes

  • Abdiaziz Nur Elmi Koor, Politician
  • Aden Abdullahi Nur, Politician
  • Abdullahi Ahmed Nur, Politician
  • Deeq Abdullahi Nur, Soccer Player
  • Yusuf Haji Nur, Politician
  • Abdul Wahid al Nur, Lawyer
  • Sinta Nuriyah, Abdurrahman Wahid's wife
  • Münir Nurettin Selçuk, Musician
  • John Nursall, Producer
  • Adella Nurani, Paramitha Rusady's sister
  • Stephanie Nur, from 2014 drama flick Risse im Beton, who played the Jenny.
  • In 1962 drama film, Derdimden anlayan yok, Esin Nur played N.

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