Nolo Surname

236,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,697 people bear this surname

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

Nolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4321:125,41114,757
Tanzania3261:162,39814,474
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Italy1571:389,53344,181
Indonesia1541:858,76164,655
Papua New Guinea1331:61,3067,931
Pakistan901:1,984,93219,183
Philippines701:1,446,260102,978
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Lesotho211:96,78810,857
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Finland71:785,24338,644
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
England31:18,572,686338,250
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ñolo (6) are calculated separately.

Nolo (808) may also be a first name.

Nolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nolo (Arabic: نولو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﻟﻮ, Hindi: नोलो) is found most in South Africa. It can appear as: Ñolo. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nolo is the 236,740th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,294,370 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Nolo are found; 28 percent are found in Southern Africa and 28 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nolo is also the 287,646th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 808 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 125,411. In South Africa Nolo is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 69 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 6 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Nolo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nolo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nolo surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nolo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nolo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 61.02% less than the national average, earning R 92,640 per year and in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñolo926/
Ngolo8948,246/
Nollo891,139/
Nolot89779/
Nolos89454/
Nolop89119/
Nolio89105/
Noloh8989/
Nolgo8929/
Noulo8923/
Noelo8916/
Nnolo8915/
Gnolo899/
Noloy894/
Nolod893/
Noslo892/
Nolou892/
Nholo892/
Noolo892/
Nuolo891/
Noloi891/
Noloj891/
Noloz891/
Notlo891/
Noloo891/
Nolyo891/
Gnolou802,102/
N'Golo801,551/
Ngollo801,386/
Nollot80203/
Ngoolo80192/
Noello80140/
Ngoloi8082/
Ngoluo8063/
Ngolou8062/
Noilou8058/
Ngolio8031/
Ngoloy8028/
Nolloh8021/
Nolopp8018/
Nuolio8010/
Noglio809/
Ngoulo808/
Noilod806/
Noelio805/
Noyloa804/
Nolios804/
Noulot804/
Ngolyo803/
Nuollo802/
Gnoulo802/
Ngnolo802/
Noulou802/
Nh'olo801/
Nouloj801/
Nolloo801/
Nnoluo801/
Nouluo801/
Nooloi801/
Nolloa801/
Noilot801/
Noulio801/
Ngolgo801/
N'Nolo801/
Nhollo801/
Nngolo801/
Noloss801/
Nooloy801/
Noyloo801/
Nohylo801/
Nolohy800/
Nollop800/
Nelo7514,032/
Nola755,402/
Nalo754,611/
Nulo75459/
Ngoulou7315,747/
Nocillo73199/
N'Gollo7333/
Nocello7327/
N'Goulo7326/
N'Golou7326/
Ngoullo7322/
Gnoulou7314/
Gnollou7313/
Nouhlou737/
Ngollou734/
Notillo733/
N'Golyo732/
Noellou731/
Noëllou731/
Ngohloi731/
Ngohloo731/
Ngolooh731/
Ngoulio731/
Ngnoulo731/
Ngooluo731/
N'Golio731/
N'Goloo731/
Gnolloh731/
Gnoloux731/
Noulloy731/
Noellio731/
Noloitz730/
Nolloch730/
Ngola6752,991/
Ngalo6710,027/
Noula678,264/
Noela677,059/
Ngulo674,853/
Nolla674,047/
Neloy673,338/
Noila671,860/
Notla671,347/
Neelo671,127/
Nolia67598/
Nalos67543/
Gnalo67487/
Nallo67434/
Nolas67378/
Nuloh67277/
Nolga67252/
Nahlo67197/
Naalo67182/
Noola67137/
Nolya67115/
Naulo67111/
Nulod67106/
Nullo6778/
Gnola6774/
Naloi6771/
Nulot6763/
Nhola6755/
Naloa6755/
Nuloi6754/
Noyla6748/
Nalop6746/
N'Goulou6745/
Nolau6744/
Nalou6732/
Nalot6732/
Natlo6730/
Nolah6729/
Nalod6728/
Naloo6725/
Nnalo6723/
Nnelo6717/
Nulos6714/
Naloy6710/
Nolat679/
Nocellio678/
Nulop677/
Naloh675/
Neloi675/
Naelo674/
Noleu674/
Nnulo674/
Neulo674/
Nocillio674/
Noelâ674/
Nutlo674/
Nohla673/
Naloj673/
Nnola673/
Naslo672/
Naloz672/
Neloo672/
Hnola672/
Nuloa672/
Nuloy672/
Nehlo671/
Nolad671/
Hnelo671/
Nuola671/
Nolaa671/
Nolaz671/
Nosla671/
Notillos671/
Noëla671/
Ngoullou671/
Ngnoulou671/
N'Goullo671/
Nhalo671/
Nothlioh671/

Nolo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nolo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻮﻟﻮnwlw-
Nolo in the Hindi language
नोलोnolo-
Nolo in the Arabic language
نولوnwlw-

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