Cognomen نورانی (Noorani 
, نورانی 
) , in all the world, is a common family name. The cognomen نورانی is habitual in Mauritius, where it is quite a rare surname, Kenya, and United Arab Emirates. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Pakistan, Kenya, and India. Much less frequently, نورانی is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Noorani | Kenya, United States, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan |
| نورانی | Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey |
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شاہ احمد نورانی Spiritual and political leader, PK (b. 1926) |
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سید محمد شاہ نورانی Muslim scholar, PK (b. 1951) |
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شاہ اویس نورانی Pakistani politician, PK |
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| رانا اعجاز احمد نورانی politician in Pakistan, PK (b. 1968) |
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| احمد نورانی Pakistani journalist, PK |
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