Family name Nuryev (Нуриев 
, Nuryev 
, Нурыев 
) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Nuryev is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare surname, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. Much less frequently, Nuryev is the forename as well as the last name.