Nomu Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

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

Nomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1081:75,4979,888
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
India481:15,980,529256,885
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nomu (285) may also be a first name.

Nomu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nomu (Hindi: नोमू, Oriya: େନାମୁ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nomu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 906,170th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Nomu live; 38 percent live in Oceania Islands and 38 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nomu is also the 524,196th most numerous first name in the world, held by 285 people.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 75,497. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 26 percent live, West New Britain, where 20 percent live and Madang, where 19 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nomau893,919/
Ngomu89674/
Nomus89379/
Nomou89115/
Nomgu8984/
Nomuh8910/
Nnomu899/
Nojmu894/
Nomui892/
Nosmu891/
Noumu891/
Nomeu891/
Gnomou80661/
Noumou80656/
Noumeu80177/
Ngoimu80161/
Ngomou8092/
Noimou8017/
Noymou8012/
Noumau8011/
Nomahu8010/
Nomous809/
Nomohu803/
Noijmu803/
Nommou803/
Gnomus802/
Nomaut801/
Nomuch801/
Nomuih801/
Nomutt801/
Ngomeu801/
Ngomgu801/
Ngommu801/
Noomud801/
Notmup800/
Namu756,985/
Nemu751,560/
Numu75316/
Gnoumou7322,681/
Ngoumou732,397/
Noumouh7311/
Gnomush731/
Hnoumeu731/
Nohmoud731/
Noumeue731/
Noummou731/
Noumoud731/
Noumous731/
Ngoimuh731/
N'Oumou731/
Nnomeuh731/
Nnomoud731/
Gnommou731/
N'Gomou731/
Namou671,991/
Namus671,143/
Ngumu671,068/
Ngamu67237/
Namui67209/
Namut67206/
Namau67174/
Naumu67162/
Nammu67139/
Nameu67118/
Naamu67117/
Nhamu67108/
Namud67100/
Numau6799/
Nnamu6749/
Numut6748/
Nahmu6737/
Namuz6734/
Numus6728/
Namuu6728/
Namuh6724/
Neemu6716/
Namuj6713/
Noumouha6713/
Namgu6711/
Nemui679/
Nomoo679/
Nasmu678/
Nemmu677/
Nemau677/
Numgu677/
Nomoe677/
Numou674/
Naemu673/
Numuh673/
Numui673/
Nemeu673/
Namuy671/
Nuhmu671/
Nemuh671/
Noumouhe671/
Nummu671/
Numuz671/
Natmu671/
Ngou'mou671/
Ngoummou671/
N'Goumou671/
Ñomuz671/

Nomu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nomu in the Hindi language
नोमूnomu-
Nomu in the Oriya language
େନାମୁenamu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nomu
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