Noatu Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Noatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268

Noatu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Noatu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Noatu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noatu? popularity and diffusion

Noatu is the 3,957,383rd most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Noatu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Noatu live; 68 percent live in Oceania Islands and 68 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Noatu is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 35 percent are found, West New Britain, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 18 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 32 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngoatu9138/
Nouateu831/
Naotu8026/
Ngouatou7730/
Ngouatheu7111/
Ngouattou711/
Naoutou671/
Ngaoutou622/
Ngouotou622/
Ngouoteu621/
N'Gohoutou5322/
N'Gohouttou501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Noatu
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