Noma Surname

11,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Niger

Noma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan18,3181:6,9791,047
Niger14,9811:1,281169
Nigeria10,3071:17,1871,635
Benin1,6151:6,400873
Papua New Guinea7581:10,757946
Philippines6531:155,03625,716
Cameroon5531:37,5575,024
Ivory Coast5471:42,1782,716
United Arab Emirates3261:28,1053,116
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Israel2081:41,1425,611
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
India981:7,827,198166,253
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Senegal471:310,1991,687
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Burkina Faso291:632,8317,862
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England141:3,979,861125,553
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France61:11,070,454349,096
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Solomon Islands51:116,00619,381
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Ñoma (1) are calculated separately.

Noma (22,193) may also be a first name.

Noma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noma (Arabic: نوما, Bengali: নম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻣﻪ, Hindi: नोमा, Marathi: नोमा, Oriya: େନାମା, Russian: Нома) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Ñoma. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Noma is the 11,286th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 146,430 people. The last name Noma is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Noma reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 34,966th most commonly held first name globally, held by 22,193 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 18,318 people, or 1 in 6,979. In Japan Noma is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 15 percent reside, Ehime Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Japan it occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 21 percent reside.

Noma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Noma last name is primarily Muslim (66%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Noma surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Noma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.07% less than the national average, earning R 109,140 per year; in United States they earn 13.9% less than the national average, earning $37,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning $56,019 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñoma921/
Ngoma89346,362/
Nomau893,919/
Nouma893,746/
Nomai891,757/
Nomah89468/
Nomat89274/
Noima89243/
Nomas89203/
Nomma89156/
Nomay89155/
Gnoma89124/
Nnoma89110/
Nooma8977/
Noyma8970/
Nomga8957/
Noema8952/
Nomoa8946/
Nomad8928/
Nhoma897/
Nohma895/
Nomaa895/
Nomha895/
Nomaz895/
Hnoma894/
Nosma893/
Nuoma893/
Nomap892/
Nomea892/
Nomaj891/
Nomãa891/
Nomaâ891/
Nomaï891/
Noïma891/
Noùma891/
Ngouma8010,997/
N'Goma801,133/
Noumas80612/
Noimai80441/
Nomaya80335/
Nommay80267/
Ngomai80256/
Gnouma80239/
Noumga80204/
Ngomaa80199/
Ngomga80111/
Ngo'ma80100/
Gnomma8084/
Nosmas8067/
Noumah8065/
Noimah8034/
Noomai8026/
Ngoima8023/
Nommaz8020/
Noumai8017/
Ngnoma8017/
Noomad8015/
Nnouma8014/
Ngomha8014/
Ngomma8013/
Noumau8011/
Nomahu8010/
Nomaja808/
Noimat807/
Nngoma805/
Noomat805/
Noumma805/
Noimay805/
Ngomay804/
Ngooma803/
Nomaha803/
Nhuoma803/
Nnoema803/
Noumad802/
Ngoyma802/
Noymay802/
Nosmat801/
Nohmay801/
Nomaut801/
Noymah801/
Noomaa801/
Nnuoma801/
Noumha801/
Nomaia801/
Noemay801/
Nomash801/
Nomeas801/
Nosmaa801/
Noumay801/
Noumaï801/
Noumea801/
Nhomga801/
Nnomah801/
Nhooma801/
Noymai801/
Noemea801/
Nomait801/
Nomhat801/
Nomadh801/
Nomads801/
Ngomea801/
Hnomai801/
Hnooma801/
Nama7594,342/
Numa7516,089/
Nema7514,558/
Nomo7512,573/
Nome759,562/
Nomi758,091/
Nomy7582/
Ngoumga7317/
N'Gouma7312/
Nuosmaa739/
Nousmaa737/
Ngoumma734/
Noimaha734/
Nhomaya731/
Nomaish731/
Noummai731/
Ngoma'a731/
Ngommea731/
Ngnouma731/
N'Nomma731/
N'Gomma731/
N'Homma731/
Nomhaha731/
Ngoimah731/
N'Gomah731/
Nhoomad731/
Hnoomai731/
Neema6757,142/
Ngomo6717,035/
Nguma6715,716/
Ngome6713,805/
Ngama6711,576/
Nhama679,871/
Nnama678,954/
Nnomo678,054/
Namaz675,245/
Naama674,988/
Namma674,047/
Nhema673,322/
Nomeh672,971/
Gnama672,905/
Noumi672,823/
Naema672,609/
Namah672,582/
Namai672,302/
Ngomi672,300/
Namat671,972/
Numai671,700/
Numat671,356/
Noimo671,297/
Nomer671,285/
Namay671,049/
Noume67992/
Noemi67812/
Nemah67793/
Noimi67781/
Nauma67767/
Namas67711/
Gnome67581/
Noumo67577/
Nasma67573/
Nomio67560/
Nomey67466/
Namad67448/
Gnomo67447/
Namga67425/
Namoa67400/
Namaa67308/
Noome67293/
Nomme67281/
Nomos67278/
Numah67258/
Noime67247/
Nemai67244/
Numas67232/
Namap67229/
Nutma67193/
Namaj67181/
Nomis67179/
Namau67174/
Noeme67173/
Nemha67162/
Nnome67159/
Nomed67143/
Nomie67134/
Nomee67132/
Namea67117/
Nomou67115/
Nomes67114/
Nehma67107/
Numau6799/
Nemma6797/
Numga6797/
Nusma6765/
Nnomi6761/
Nuuma6760/
Numea6757/
Noumy6757/
Neuma6752/
Nuima6749/
Nnema6744/
Gnomy6744/
Numma6738/
Namha6730/
Noomé6730/
Nomoh6727/
Gnomi6727/
Nhomi6726/
Nohme6725/
Numad6725/
Nohmy6724/
Nomei6721/
Nomez6721/
Numay6721/
Nomid6720/
Nemea6719/
Nohmi6718/
Noomi6717/
Nommo6716/
Nhome6715/
Nahma6715/
Natma6715/
Nomit6715/
Numoa6714/
Noumouha6713/
Nomot6710/
Nommi6710/
Nuhma6710/
Noomo6710/
Ngomy6710/
Gnuma679/
Nnuma679/
Nomoo679/
Nemay678/
Nommy678/
Nemaa677/
Nemau677/
Nomge677/
Nujma676/
Naïma676/
Nhuma675/
Nomyo675/
Nomod675/
Nomiy674/
Nomoi674/
Nomhi674/
Numaz673/
Nomii673/
Nommé673/
Nhomo672/
Notme672/
Nomui672/
Noumé672/
Numaa672/
Nomet672/
Noumaish672/
Noyme672/
Hnuma672/
Numaj671/
Nomoz671/
Hnema671/
Naàma671/
Nomhe671/
Nuomo671/
Nomiz671/
Nomeu671/
Noimy671/
Nomih671/
Nomás671/
Nomgo671/
Notmi671/
Noëmi671/
N'Gnouma671/
N'Goumma671/
Numap671/
Nomgi671/
Nomoy671/
Nohmahat671/
Noemo671/
Hnoohmad671/

Noma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noma in the Bengali language
নমnama-
Noma in the Oriya language
େନାମାenama-
Noma in the Marathi language
नोमाnoma96.09
ङोमाnoma2.34
नॉमाnoma0.78
नोमा़noma0.78
Noma in the Hindi language
नोमाnoma92.5
नौमाnauma5
नोमnoma2.5
Noma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻣﻪalnwmh33.33
ﻧﻮﻣﻪnwmh33.33
ﻧﻮﻣﺎnwma33.33
Noma in the Russian language
Номаnoma-
Noma in the Arabic language
نوماnwma-

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