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Where Does The Last Name Nous Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Nous (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﺹ, Russian: Ноус) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nous.

How Common Is The Last Name Nous? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,115,011^th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The last name Nous occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Nous live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 27 percent live in Levant. Nous is also the 895,203^rd most common given name worldwide, held by 110 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 324,753. In The Netherlands Nous is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 81 percent are found, Limburg, where 12 percent are found and Friesland, where 2 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 22 percent are found and Oman, where 13 percent are found.

Nous Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Nous has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nous Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Maronite (56%) in Lebanon.