Nomau Surname
Approximately 3,919 people bear this surname
Nomau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,876 | 1:45,702 | 3,555 |
| Niger | 38 | 1:505,053 | 13,208 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Nomau (1,892) may also be a first name.
Nomau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nomau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nomau occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nomau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 117,485th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,859,542 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nomau live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nomau is also the 174,772nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,892 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,876 people, or 1 in 45,702. In Nigeria Nomau is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 65 percent live, Zamfara, where 17 percent live and Kebbi, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent live and Micronesia, where 0 percent live.
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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 Nomau
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