Nomou Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Nomou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Nomou (68) may also be a first name.
Nomou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nomou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nomou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﻣﻮ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nomou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,701,480th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Nomou is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nomou are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 68 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 63 percent reside, Zamfara, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nomou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nomou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻮﻣﻮ | nwmw | 33.33 |
| ﻧﺎﻣﻮ | namw | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻣﻮ | alnamw | 33.33 |
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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 Nomou
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