In the world, Nurja (Nurja 
, Нуря 
) is quite a rare predominantly female, but scarcely masculine forename. The given name Nurja is characteristic of Nepal, where it is a rare female name, Mozambique, and Kyrgyzstan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Indonesia, and Nepal. Very seldom, Nurja is the last name as well as the forename.