175.95 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Noah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Noah (Arabic: نأيَّه, Bengali: নোয়া, Hindi: नौह, Marathi: नोहा) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Nôah. Click here for other possible spellings of Noah.

How Common Is The Last Name Noah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 6,504^th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 83,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Noah live; 31 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Noah is also the 4,609^th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 227,667 people.

The last name Noah is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 24,124 people, or 1 in 7,343. In Nigeria Noah is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent reside, Kogi, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Noah exists in 107 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.

Noah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Noah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Noah surname increased 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Noah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Christian (92%) in Kenya and Christian (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Noah last name are 14.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Noah earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.87% more than the national average, earning 411,388 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.92% more than the national average, earning R 299,244 per year; in United States they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $40,747 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning $45,203 CAD per year.