Find out how popular the last name Noorali is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Noorali.

Noorali, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Noorali surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Noorali in America

Noorali is the 137327th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Noorali surname appeared 122 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Noorali.

We can also compare 2010 data for Noorali to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Noorali

The surname NOORALI is of Arabic origin and can be traced back to the late 7th century AD, during the early years of the Islamic expansion into the Middle East and beyond. It is derived from the Arabic words "Noor" meaning light, and "Ali" which is a common Arabic name meaning exalted or sublime.

The name is believed to have originated in the Arabian Peninsula, particularly the regions that are now modern-day Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It later spread to other parts of the Islamic world as Muslim rulers and traders traveled and settled in different regions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name NOORALI can be found in a manuscript dating back to the 10th century AD, which documented the travels of a merchant by that name who journeyed along the Silk Road from Basra in modern-day Iraq to the city of Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan.

During the 11th century, the name NOORALI appeared in several historical records from the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled over much of the Middle East and parts of North Africa at the time. These records included mentions of various individuals with this surname, some of whom held positions of influence within the caliphal administration.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Noorali ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Shushtari, who was born in the city of Shushtar in modern-day Iran, gained recognition as a prominent Islamic scholar and philosopher. He authored several works on theology and logic that were widely studied in the region.

Another individual of historical significance was Noorali Qazvini, a 14th-century Persian astronomer and mathematician who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the development of astronomical tables.

During the 16th century, a Turkish military commander named Noorali Pasha served under the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and played a crucial role in several campaigns, including the conquest of Rhodes in 1522.

As the Islamic empires expanded and trade routes opened up, the surname NOORALI gradually spread to other regions, including South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia, where it continues to be prevalent among Muslim communities today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Noorali

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Noorali.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Noorali was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Noorali has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Noorali was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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