Noon Surname

22,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Noon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the nun'; v. Nunn.

1575. Andrew Noone, Norfolk: Register of the University of Oxford.

1635. Buried — George Noone, householder: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1664. — Charles, s.

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Noon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
England3,9601:14,0702,077
United States3,9521:91,71510,314
Pakistan2,2911:77,9762,737
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Bangladesh1,8021:88,4333,976
Saudi Arabia1,7091:18,0552,487
Egypt1,1291:81,4317,252
Australia5761:46,8685,864
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Iran3851:199,43516,120
Canada3761:97,99410,662
Thailand3661:193,00131,862
Scotland3351:15,9821,980
India2091:3,670,169102,657
Malaysia1631:180,94610,856
Cambodia951:163,0232,837
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
Wales851:36,4063,615
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Gibraltar161:2,122483
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
France131:5,109,440259,941
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
China91:151,924,6187,954
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Barbados71:41,0641,699
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Oman41:921,9937,313
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2631:16,8442,078
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0011:12,1821,852
Scotland1381:27,1252,418
Wales201:78,4213,652
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6041:31,3083,777

Noon (12,626) may also be a first name.

Noon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the nun'; v. Nunn.

1575. Andrew Noone, Norfolk: Register of the University of Oxford.

1635. Buried — George Noone, householder: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1664. — Charles, s. Daniell Noone: ibid.

Died at Stoneygate, Leicester, Lucy, widow of the late C. Noon: Daily Telegraph, July 17th, 1803.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A surname early associated with Aberdeen. John Nyne was admitted burgess of the burgh in 1514, William None a mitted in 1559, and Patrick Nown in 1567 (NSCM., I, p. 45, 67, 69). Margaret Nune recorded there, 1585 (CRA., p. 57), and Alexander Nune, textor, was burgess, 1646 (Inquis., 3138).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) the Irish Nuadhan (nepotic—genitive—form O'Nuadhain) = the New [Irish (and Gaelic) nuadh (dh mute), new + the diminutive suff. -án]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of Nuadha (an ancient sea divinity).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Irish) Descendant of the little, beloved one.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Or De Noion. Paganus de Noion, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). In 1064 Hugo, Castellan of Noyon, witnessed a charter of Hugh, Bishop of N. (Gall. Christ. x. 367, Instr.). Richard de Nugun occurs 1203 in Norfolk (Rotulus Cancellarii). In 1322, 1324, Sir John Noiun was M.P. for Norfolk. The name long remained there as Noon, and has been corrupted to Nunn.

The Norman People (1874)

Noon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noon (Hindi: नून, Russian: Ноон) is found in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Noon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,029th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 295,222 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 39 percent of Noon reside; 29 percent reside in South Asia and 22 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Noon is also the 52,330th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 12,626 people.

The surname Noon is most numerous in Sudan, where it is held by 4,200 people, or 1 in 8,931. Other than Sudan this surname exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Noon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Noon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Noon last name grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 246 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Noon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Noon surname are 15.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Noon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning R 267,672 per year; in United States they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $45,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $53,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noone8919,796/
Ngoon89261/
Noong8962/
Nootn8924/
Hnoon899/
Noonn893/
Noond893/
Noonh891/
Noomn891/
Noont891/
Non8638,638/
Nooten80206/
Noosen80181/
Noosin8011/
Noondh802/
Nooien802/
Nooijn801/
Nootin801/
Nong75824,941/
Nuon7569,976/
Ngon7519,500/
Noun758,626/
Noom752,827/
Noin752,769/
None752,508/
Gnon752,194/
Nonn752,012/
Nhon75786/
Noen75589/
Nonh75466/
Nohn75174/
Nond75134/
Nont75108/
Noyn7543/
Nnon7510/
Nonë759/
Nosn752/
Nomn752/
Notn751/
Noín751/
Nonc751/
Hnon751/
Noosing73223/
Nooseng7390/
Nhoosen739/
Hnoosen734/
Nooseen731/
Nootten731/
Noochin731/
Nooting731/
Nhone678,157/
Noung671,889/
Ngoun671,577/
Noyng67905/
Notin67900/
Noten67832/
Noune67616/
Nonne67380/
Nohyn67283/
Nosin67229/
Nuong67211/
Gnoun67191/
Nosen67135/
Noine67122/
Ngoin67106/
Nhong67100/
Noing6771/
Nnone6764/
Gnone6756/
Nouhn6752/
Ngonn6751/
Nnong6733/
Gnong6730/
Nocen6725/
Nogne6724/
Nonqu6724/
N'Hon6723/
Nosyn6721/
Notyn6718/
Ngoyn6716/
N'Non679/
Hnoun677/
Nonhe677/
Nongh676/
Nocin675/
Nhooseng675/
Nhonh674/
Nngon674/
Ngonh674/
Nount673/
Ngnon673/
Ngohn673/
N'Gon673/
Gnonh672/
Nnoun672/
Notín672/
Nomng672/
Nosne672/
Nonck672/
N'Oun671/
Nhoun671/
Notne671/
Noumn671/
Noint671/
Nongg671/
Någon671/
Noujn671/
Noyne671/
Nnoom671/
Gnonn671/
Nohng671/
Hnong671/
Nnonh671/
Noinh671/
Noinn671/
Nhooting671/
Nhuon671/
Gnohn671/
Hnuon671/
Noehn670/
Nounn670/
Nonnq670/
Nomnd670/

Noon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noon in the Hindi language
नूनnuna-
Noon in the Russian language
Ноонnoon-

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