Nomiah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Nomiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nomiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nomiah (424) may also be a first name.

Nomiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nomiah is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nomiah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nomiah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nomiah is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Nomiah live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 417,166th most common first name globally. It is borne by 424 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Nomiah is most numerous in: Morobe, where 100 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Nomiah occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noumiah921/
Nomia9131/
Noemia83131/
Nemiah8361/
Noumia8328/
Namiah8320/
Nomiho8310/
Ngomia835/
Nomjia834/
Nomija831/
Nomias831/
Nehmiah776/
Ngomyah771/
Nojmias771/
Nhemiah771/
Nemmiah771/
Namia732,613/
Nomio73560/
Nemia73479/
Nomja739/
Nomya733/
Nomea732/
Nahamiah716/
Namias671,302/
Neemia67741/
Gnamia67335/
Ngamia67138/
Naumia6778/
Nasmia6724/
Namija6711/
Nhemia678/
Namiat678/
Natmia678/
Nameah674/
Nahmia674/
Nomyaa674/
Namiaz674/
Ngomya673/
Nnamia671/
Namiad671/
Nehmia671/
Nemiha671/
Nnemia671/
Naemia671/
Namiha671/
Namiae671/
Noumea671/
Noumya671/
Nammia671/
Namiay671/
Nomeha671/
Nemyah671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nomiah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis