Nome Surname

53,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Norway

Nome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,5301:32,0332,671
Indonesia2,6271:50,3425,652
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Norway2331:22,0702,875
Portugal1981:52,6172,944
Papua New Guinea1701:47,9635,967
Cameroon971:214,11421,748
Chile971:181,6135,887
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
Canada441:837,40065,151
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
France51:13,284,544357,392
England41:13,929,515290,718
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

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

Nome (5,566) may also be a first name.

Nome Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nome (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﻡ, Hindi: नोमे, Tibetan: མནོ་མེད།) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Ñome. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nome? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,412th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 762,136 people. Nome is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Nome reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nome is also the 89,844th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 5,566 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,530 people, or 1 in 32,033. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ebonyi, where 67 percent reside, Enugu, where 12 percent reside and Benue, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Nome is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Nome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nome has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nome surname grew 438 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nome Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nome are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nome earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.88% more than the national average, earning 383,723 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.59% less than the national average, earning $41,937 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñome921/
Ngome8913,805/
Nomeh892,971/
Nomer891,285/
Noume89992/
Gnome89581/
Nomey89466/
Noome89293/
Nomme89281/
Noime89247/
Noeme89173/
Nnome89159/
Nomed89143/
Nomie89134/
Nomee89132/
Nomes89114/
Nohme8925/
Nomei8921/
Nomez8921/
Nhome8915/
Nomge897/
Notme892/
Nomet892/
Noyme892/
Nomea892/
Nomhe891/
Nomeu891/
Nom863,329/
Ngoume80844/
Noomee80152/
Noemie80103/
Noumet8083/
Noumey8070/
N'Gome8048/
Nnomeh8039/
Nomeer8036/
Noymer8035/
Noimee8033/
Noumeh8032/
Nommer8031/
Noumie8026/
Noomie8012/
Noymee808/
Ngomeh807/
Ngomme805/
Gnomes805/
Noomer805/
Noumer804/
Nhomme804/
Gnosme803/
Ngomei802/
Nomesh802/
Nomieh802/
Gnoume802/
Nomeez802/
Ngnome801/
Nngome801/
Noumhe801/
Nomees801/
Noomeh801/
Nomiey801/
Nomeas801/
Noimie801/
Nojmer801/
Nohmeh801/
Noumea801/
Noumei801/
Ngomee801/
Ngomey801/
Ngomge801/
Nhoume801/
Noemea801/
Noemeh801/
Ngomea801/
Nhoime801/
Hnomeh801/
Nosmer800/
Ngom75156,211/
Noma7549,768/
Neme7510,844/
name759,142/
Nomi758,091/
Noym753,169/
Noom752,827/
Nume751,158/
Gnom75654/
Noim75577/
Noum75459/
Nhom75332/
Nomm75210/
Nnom75116/
Nomy7582/
Nuom7533/
Nomt7532/
Nomh759/
Hnom757/
Nomd756/
Nosm754/
Nême752/
Nohm750/
Noimech733/
Nottmey731/
Gnoomes731/
Noumieh731/
Hnoumeu731/
Noumehe731/
Nouhmeh731/
Ngommea731/
Ngoumeh731/
Nnomeuh731/
Nomeesh731/
Nemeh6727,999/
Names677,812/
Nehme675,421/
Namer674,155/
Nouma673,746/
Noumi672,823/
Namee672,520/
Namie672,497/
Ngomi672,300/
Nomai671,757/
Ngame671,467/
Noemi67812/
Noimi67781/
N'Gom67651/
Nomio67560/
Ngume67539/
Nemeș67503/
Ngoum67491/
Naume67477/
Neume67455/
Namet67414/
Gname67401/
Namey67394/
Named67387/
Nneme67375/
Namez67326/
Nameh67323/
Numer67316/
Nõmme67301/
Neeme67300/
Nname67293/
Noima67243/
Numme67209/
Naame67193/
Nomis67179/
Numes67177/
Nomma67156/
Nomay67155/
Namei67153/
Nahme67148/
Nnume67148/
Namje67142/
Nameu67118/
Numee67118/
Namea67117/
Numez67113/
Nnoma67110/
Namme67107/
Numeh6797/
Ngoym6796/
Nömer6780/
Nooma6777/
Nemie6776/
Nuume6773/
Noyma6770/
Nnomi6761/
Nemme6759/
Numea6757/
Noumy6757/
Namge6753/
Nomoa6746/
Gnomy6744/
Ngnom6741/
Nemee6740/
Naeme6736/
Ngoom6735/
Natme6734/
Noomé6730/
Ngoim6727/
Gnomi6727/
Nhomi6726/
Noemy6725/
Nohmy6724/
Nommesch6722/
Nemei6722/
Nömme6721/
Nomid6720/
Nemey6719/
Nemea6719/
Nohmi6718/
Numet6717/
Noomi6717/
Námer6716/
Nheme6715/
Nomit6715/
Numie6712/
Nommi6710/
Ngomy6710/
Nommy678/
Nhoma677/
Namhe676/
Numei676/
Gnume676/
Hnomm676/
Namej675/
Nomaa675/
Nomyo675/
Nomha675/
Nomiy674/
Nomoi674/
Nomhi674/
Hnoma674/
Nuoma673/
Nomii673/
Nhume673/
Nommé673/
Námeš673/
Nemeu673/
Numey672/
Nomui672/
N'Nom672/
Noumé672/
Nhame672/
Nemhe671/
Nohum671/
Nomaj671/
Numge671/
Noijm671/
Nomiz671/
Noimy671/
Nomih671/
Nomãa671/
Notmi671/
Noëmi671/
Noïma671/
Noùma671/
Nameš671/
Naïme671/
Nemeû671/
Nhoum671/
Nnoom671/
Nnoum671/
Némeh671/
Númez671/
Nohmd671/
Noumt671/
Nomgi671/
Nomoy671/
Nasme671/

Nome Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nome in the Tibetan language
མནོ་མེད།nomé-
Nome in the Hindi language
नोमेnome-
Nome in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻮﻡnwm66.67
ﺍﻟﻨﻤﻪalnmh33.33

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