Cognomen Nouriev (Нуриев 
, Nouriev) , around the globe, is a common last name. The cognomen Nouriev is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare surname, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. Much less frequently, Nouriev is the forename as well as the last name.