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) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nomu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 906,170th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 38 percent of Nomu reside; 38 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 38 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Nomu is also the 524,196th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 285 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 75,497. In Papua New Guinea Nomu is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 26 percent reside, West New Britain, where 20 percent reside and Madang, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Nomu occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Nomu
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