Nohoa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Nohoa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nohoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nohoa Last Name Facts

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

Nohoa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nohoa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Nohoa is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Nohoa are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Nohoa is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Nohoa is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 67 percent reside and Madang, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Nohoa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nohoa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nohoa surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nohoua9116/
Ngohoa911/
Gnohoua834/
Nooha80373/
Nahoa8052/
Naoha8043/
Nooho806/
Nohao801/
Nooah801/
Ngnohoua772/
Nahoua731,380/
Nahoha73363/
Nouaho7398/
Noahga7324/
Nahoho737/
Naohha735/
Nnaoha735/
Nouoha734/
Nohaou733/
Nhaoha733/
Nahgoa731/
Nohaea731/
Noahoj731/
Gnahoua677,442/
Naoa6760/
Gnoahou6729/
Gnohouo6715/
Noao6715/
Ngahoua675/
Nouohou672/
Naaooas671/
Noeohea671/
Ngouoho671/
Nahouaz671/
Naoha'a671/
Nahouay671/

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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 Nohoa
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