Nosh Surname

240,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Nosh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nosh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,6181:110,4103,382
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Nosh (871) may also be a first name.

Nosh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nosh (Arabic: نوش, Hindi: नोश, Marathi: नोश, Russian: Нош) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nosh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nosh is the 240,172nd most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,374,277 people. Nosh is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nosh are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 275,682nd most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 871 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,618 people, or 1 in 110,410. In Pakistan it is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 89 percent reside, Sindh, where 6 percent reside and Punjab, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Nosh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nosh has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Nosh last name fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nosh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nosh surname is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noush891,183/
Noosh89106/
Nosch8986/
Noshe8933/
Noshd896/
Noish896/
Gnosh895/
Ngosh894/
Notsh893/
Noesh891/
Noh8665,129/
Nos865,603/
Notshe80498/
Notsch80242/
Nousch8065/
Hnoosh8010/
Noesch806/
Nosshe805/
Hnoush803/
Noushd803/
Noishd801/
Nooshd801/
Noushe801/
Noushh801/
Nooshe801/
Gnosch800/
Nash75141,815/
Nouh7537,878/
Nose7525,000/
Noss753,414/
Nesh752,098/
Noch751,597/
Gnos75942/
Noes75902/
Ngos75878/
Nohu75366/
Noos75319/
Nush75273/
Nois75249/
Noih75236/
Nous75218/
Nuos75203/
Nost75140/
Nohs7564/
Nods7555/
Nohh7544/
Nohy7537/
Nots7536/
Nnoh7533/
Noys7532/
Hnos7512/
Noht757/
Nozh757/
Nosz756/
Nhoh755/
Noph755/
Noyh753/
Nojh752/
Noxs752/
N'Oh751/
Nosd751/
Nosp751/
Nohj751/
Nohx751/
Nhos751/
Noshova732/
Hngoush731/
No67357,478/
Noche678,112/
Ngouh672,686/
Nouss671,350/
Nhose67718/
Nosse67503/
N'Noh67455/
Nusch67402/
Nesch67369/
Nouch67344/
Nosce67318/
Noost67301/
Nashe67299/
Nouse67263/
Ngash67203/
Nasch67149/
Noyse67110/
Noose67101/
Nushe67100/
Gnoss6796/
Nouts6786/
Hnots6781/
Noise6777/
Nüsch6772/
Ngoss6772/
Noess6768/
Nasht6761/
Noëth6746/
Notts6744/
Nnose6741/
Noots6735/
Gnose6733/
Naash6733/
Neesh6732/
Nocht6730/
Naush6725/
Gnouh6723/
Ngous6722/
Gnots6719/
Ngoih6716/
Hnesh6714/
Natsh6712/
Najsh6712/
Nochh6711/
Notse6711/
Nashd6710/
Hnoss6710/
Naesh679/
Noyst678/
Nohth678/
Noods677/
Nopph677/
Gnash676/
Nnesh676/
Ngush676/
Nassh676/
Noohs676/
Nösch676/
Nobph676/
Nadsh675/
Nnash674/
Nnoos674/
Notch673/
Neush673/
Hnash673/
Ngozh673/
Nooch673/
Nodds672/
Nessh672/
Hnoha672/
Nngoh672/
N'Gos672/
Noust672/
Noisd672/
Noich672/
Noidh672/
N'Ouh671/
Nuoch671/
Nuush671/
Nhash671/
Noyss671/
Noh'd671/
Noijh671/
Noits671/
Nohch671/
Noych671/
Nozse671/
Nazsh671/
Ngoyh671/
Gnoch671/
Gnohs671/
Gnost671/
Nashp671/
Neshh671/
Nodse671/
Nodst671/
Nojse671/
Nojsz671/
Hngoh671/
Nuish670/
Nohus670/
Noiss670/

Nosh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nosh in the Hindi language
नोशnosa-
Nosh in the Marathi language
नोशnosa-
Nosh in the Russian language
Ношnos-
Nosh in the Arabic language
نوشnwsh-

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Footnotes

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