Noham Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Noham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Noham (120) may also be a first name.

Noham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noham is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Noham? popularity and diffusion

Noham is the 3,100,440th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Noham occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Noham live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 852,104th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 120 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 88 percent reside, Centre Region, where 4 percent reside and South Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnoham9155/
Noaham913/
Noam891,394/
Nnoaham8387/
Nohamme832/
Nouaham831/
Nouam80735/
Ngoam80589/
Noame8050/
Noaim8031/
Gnoam8016/
Nohom802/
Nnoam802/
Noaam801/
Naohm801/
Noiiam73747/
Nouaim73596/
Nouame73526/
Noieam7327/
Noihom7320/
Noohom7315/
Noaime738/
Ngouam738/
Noiyam737/
Noijam735/
Nooaim731/
Neuham731/
Nouaïm731/
Ngnoam731/
Nouaym731/
Hnohom731/
Noayme731/
Noyeam731/
Nooeam731/
Nooajm731/
Nuiham730/
Naom671,506/
Nouaime6711/
Noeheim672/
Hnoohom671/
Noojiam671/
Noaayme671/
Ngahgam671/
Ngnouam671/
Ngohoum671/
Neuhaum671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Noham
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