Noh Surname

8,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Noh Surname User-submission:

The surname Noj or Noh means 'large' or 'grand' in Mayan languages.

Noh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia25,0551:1,177171
Mexico19,4981:6,366767
Iraq2,7611:12,684911
United States2,3761:152,55015,658
Saudi Arabia2,3061:13,3811,857
Syria1,4371:13,4311,101
South Korea1,1851:43,241139
Chad1,1551:11,7681,513
Indonesia1,0001:132,24913,214
Egypt9151:100,4768,511
United Arab Emirates7961:11,5101,433
Lebanon7941:7,1001,143
Thailand5951:118,72017,708
Yemen5771:45,7983,781
Cameroon4941:42,0435,588
Philippines4131:245,12936,902
Pakistan3971:449,9858,081
Iran2731:281,25520,400
Canada2351:156,79015,900
Niger2091:91,8283,856
Nigeria2061:859,91637,696
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Belize1651:2,154474
Jordan1621:54,5835,264
Ivory Coast1541:149,8137,008
Burkina Faso1491:123,1683,489
Australia1411:191,45919,007
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Brunei791:5,300775
Palestine741:61,4715,647
Japan671:1,908,12427,203
Cambodia661:234,6543,218
Qatar621:38,0323,887
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
India531:14,472,932242,024
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Mauritania401:102,3726,314
England281:1,989,93178,001
China271:50,641,5392,733
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
France171:3,907,219231,005
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Eritrea91:527,989318
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Guam11:160,1214,893
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Noh (15,619) may also be a first name.

Noh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Noj or Noh means 'large' or 'grand' in Mayan languages.

- jerson

Noh Last Name Facts

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

Noh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﺡ, Hindi: नोह, Marathi: नोह) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,727th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 111,894 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Noh reside; 42 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 45,114th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 15,619 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 25,055 people, or 1 in 1,177. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Johor, where 22 percent reside, Selangor, where 18 percent reside and Kedah, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this last name is found in 88 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 30 percent reside and Iraq, where 4 percent reside.

Noh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Noh surname is chiefly Sunni (73%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Noh surname are 5.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Noh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.17% more than the national average, earning $51,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.2% more than the national average, earning $62,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouh8637,878/
Nosh861,666/
Noch861,597/
Nohu86366/
Noih86236/
Nohh8644/
Nohy8637/
Nnoh8633/
Noht867/
Noph865/
Nhoh865/
Noyh863/
Nojh862/
Nohj861/
N'Oh861/
No80357,478/
Ngouh752,686/
Noush751,183/
N'Noh75455/
Nouch75344/
Noosh75106/
Noëth7546/
Nocht7530/
Gnouh7523/
Ngoih7516/
Nochh7511/
Nohth758/
Nopph757/
Noshd756/
Nobph756/
Noohs756/
Noish756/
Gnosh755/
Nooch753/
Notch753/
Notsh753/
Nngoh752/
Hnoha752/
Noidh752/
Noich752/
Hngoh751/
Gnohs751/
N'Ouh751/
Nuoch751/
Noh'd751/
Noijh751/
Gnoch751/
Ngoyh751/
Noych751/
Nohch751/
Ngo671,485,291/
Noy67120,411/
Noo6731,279/
Noa6729,895/
Nah6722,745/
Noi6711,836/
Noj679,660/
Nou678,862/
Nos675,603/
Not672,798/
Nod671,791/
Nop671,603/
Noz67781/
Nno67758/
Noß67753/
Nuo67475/
Noč67357/
Noë67332/
Notsch67242/
Nohová67235/
Noutch67179/
Nousch6765/
N'Gouh6750/
Gno6739/
N'Noha6721/
Hnoosh6710/
Hno678/
Noć675/
Noá674/
Hnouch674/
Hnoush673/
Noushd673/
Nnuoha672/
Náh672/
Nño672/
Noushh671/
Noď671/
Nođ671/
N'Nouh671/
Nàh671/
Nhá671/
Geenoh671/
Noishd671/
Nooshd671/
Gnosch670/

Noh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻮﺡnwh-
Noh in the Hindi language
नोहnoha-
Noh in the Marathi language
नोहnoha-

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