Noireau Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Noireau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noireau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3931:169,01526,299
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Noireau Last Name Facts

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

Noireau is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noireau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Noireau is the 719,876th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. The last name Noireau is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Noireau live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 393 people, or 1 in 169,015. In France Noireau is most common in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 31 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent live. Other than France this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent live and Bolivia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noirgeau931/
Noreau92891/
Norea83363/
Nirea8355/
Nareau77183/
Nereau7737/
Noriea7733/
Noreyu7714/
Noreða777/
Norețu774/
Noreha773/
Nourea772/
Nireeu771/
Norgea771/
Norrea770/
Norehad7138/
Notrețu7137/
Noiriat7125/
Noisria714/
Norieja713/
Norieya713/
Noregia712/
Norehah711/
Norieah711/
Norieha711/
Nooreha711/
Norreah711/
Norreha711/
Noria675,871/
Narea673,446/
Norja67492/
Nirja67432/
Norya67139/
Nerea6786/
Nirya6743/
Niria6720/
Noriu679/
Noryu676/
Nirju673/
Nărea671/
Norehead671/
Niryu671/
Noiasria671/
Ngoureou671/
Norzieha671/
Norju671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Noireau
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