No Surname

1,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

No Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

No Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea319,8881:16029
Vietnam7,9501:11,654298
Japan4,8681:26,2622,717
Myanmar4,2131:12,328316
Cambodia3,5051:4,419672
Iran2,9131:26,3593,263
United States1,6881:214,72720,930
Malaysia1,3401:22,0112,015
Indonesia1,3171:100,41710,346
India1,3131:584,20828,376
Afghanistan1,1051:29,0981,268
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
United Arab Emirates4301:21,3082,464
Philippines4031:251,21137,527
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Taiwan3661:64,057672
Brazil3191:671,07924,765
Hong Kong3091:23,739475
Syria3021:63,9112,917
Dominican Republic2931:35,6071,992
Spain2821:165,78711,953
France2161:307,51346,888
Singapore1971:27,9581,070
Australia1681:160,68916,729
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1561:236,19022,564
Argentina1421:301,01024,024
Mexico1321:940,35012,696
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Cameroon1161:179,04418,906
Thailand1111:636,381107,695
China921:14,862,191871
Italy911:672,05258,782
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
England851:655,50738,035
Namibia851:28,3464,400
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Norway651:79,11211,031
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Brunei491:8,5461,114
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Oman441:83,8183,012
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Kyrgyzstan161:373,29130,949
Laos161:411,770354
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Guam121:13,3432,098
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Bolivia111:965,1304,776
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Jamaica61:478,32410,136
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Panama51:782,45211,059
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
North Korea41:6,279,26291
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Albania31:971,35222,477
Bhutan31:205,3461,091
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Monaco31:12,3552,088
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Belize21:177,7373,502
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: (22), (9) & Ño (3) are calculated separately.

No (70,135) may also be a first name.

No Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name No Come From? nationality or country of origin

No (Bengali: নো, Hindi: नान, Marathi: नो, Tibetan: ནོ་) is found in South Korea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: , or Ño. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name No? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,507th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,386 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of No live; 91 percent live in East Asia and 89 percent live in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 13,841st most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 70,135 people.

It is most frequently held in South Korea, where it is carried by 319,888 people, or 1 in 160. In South Korea it is primarily concentrated in: Gyeonggi Province, where 23 percent reside, Seoul, where 21 percent reside and Busan, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Korea No exists in 158 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 2 percent reside and Japan, where 1 percent reside.

No Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of No has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the No last name expanded 8,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

No Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the No surname is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the No surname are 5.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.37% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount No earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.17% less than the national average, earning R 44,736 per year; in United States they earn 17.6% more than the national average, earning $50,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $51,342 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8322/
839/
Ño833/
Ngo801,485,291/
Noy80120,411/
Noh8065,129/
Noo8031,279/
Noa8029,895/
Noi8011,836/
Noj809,660/
Nou808,862/
Nos805,603/
Not802,798/
Nod801,791/
Nop801,603/
Noz80781/
Nno80758/
Noß80753/
Nuo80475/
Noč80357/
Noë80332/
Gno8039/
Hno808/
Noć805/
Noá804/
Nño802/
Noď801/
Nođ801/
Ngoy671,339,364/
Nouh6737,878/
Ngoi6718,439/
Nott6710,849/
Nooe676,157/
Ngoo674,663/
Noss673,414/
Ngou672,691/
Noot671,855/
Nosh671,666/
Noch671,597/
Nhoz671,438/
N'Go671,124/
Gnos67942/
Nout67779/
Nooy67517/
Nopp67511/
Gnou67443/
Noud67429/
Noyd67412/
Gnoy67401/
Gnot67388/
Noij67369/
Nohu67366/
Nood67328/
Hnot67324/
Noos67319/
N'No67304/
Nois67249/
Noih67236/
Nous67218/
Nuos67203/
Noid67145/
Nost67140/
Noit67138/
Nodd67103/
Nooa6796/
Notø6792/
Nojd6776/
Noët6772/
Nnoi6764/
Nngo6762/
Nods6755/
Noup6749/
Noiz6748/
'Noi6748/
Nhoi6746/
Nohh6744/
Nooz6739/
Nohy6737/
Gnop6736/
Nots6736/
Noić6735/
Nnoh6733/
Noys6732/
Nhoy6731/
Noyt6725/
Gnoß6724/
Noop6723/
Nhou6720/
Noux6717/
Noëz6713/
Noip6712/
Hnos6712/
Gnoi6712/
Nuoy6712/
No'a6711/
Nuot6710/
Gnoï6710/
Nhoj679/
Nnoa679/
Nodt679/
Nhot679/
Nuoe679/
Ngoï679/
Nooj678/
Nnou678/
Nuop678/
Noht677/
Noiy677/
Nosz676/
Nouz676/
Ngno675/
Nhoh675/
Noph675/
Nooß674/
Nuoa673/
Nozz673/
Nhoo673/
Nhgo673/
Noyh673/
Nnod672/
Nhoa672/
Nnoo672/
Nojh672/
Ngoj672/
Nnop672/
Hnoo672/
Hnho672/
Nopf671/
Ngoį671/
N'Ho671/
Nhod671/
Nhuo671/
No'e671/
Ìnot671/
N'Oh671/
Hnoy671/
Nnuo671/
Nuoz671/
Nosd671/
Nosp671/
Notp671/
Noyz671/
Nozp671/
Nozt671/
Nnho671/
Nohj671/
Nocz671/
Nojz671/
Ngoî671/
Nhos671/
Hhno671/
Hnop671/
Hnoz671/
Nojt670/
Hnoj670/
Nodp670/
Hnod670/

No Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
No in the Tibetan language
ནོ་no-
No in the Marathi language
नोno86.21
ङॉno10.34
नॉno3.45
No in the Hindi language
नानnana53.94
नोno41.1
बानोbano4.97
No in the Bengali language
নোno50
ঞোno50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to No
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