Nouha Surname
Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname
Nouha Surname User-submission:
The Nouha surname means 'brain' and 'smartness'.
Nouha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 886 | 1:38,912 | 6,295 |
| Cameroon | 122 | 1:170,238 | 18,185 |
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| Tunisia | 30 | 1:20,354 | 3,251 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Nouha (17,035) may also be a first name.
Nouha Surname Meaning
Nouha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nouha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nouha (Arabic: نوحا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻩ) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nouha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nouha is the 326,564th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,403,819 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nouha are found; 81 percent are found in North Africa and 81 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 42,465th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 17,035 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 38,912. Excluding Morocco Nouha occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nouha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nouha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻩ | alnwh | 51.71 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻫﺎ | alnwha | 33.94 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻫﻪ | alnwhh | 5.22 |
| ﻧﻮﻫﺎ | nwha | 2.11 |
| ﺍﻧﻮﻩ | anwh | 2.11 |
| ﺍﻧﻮﻫﺎ | anwha | 1.31 |
| ﺃﻧﻮﻫﺎ | anwha | 0.2 |
| ﻧﻮﺣﺎ | nwha | 0.1 |
| Nouha in the Arabic language | ||
| نوحا | nwha | - |
| نوحي | nwhy | - |
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