Nokah Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Nokah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
Nokah (44) may also be a first name.
Nokah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nokah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nokah (Arabic: نوخ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nokah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Nokah are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nokah is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 44 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 97 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nokah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nokah in the Arabic language | ||
| نوخ | nwkh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nokah
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