Novu Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Novu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Novu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4101:180,19418,301
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Novu (137) may also be a first name.

Novu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Novu (Marathi: नोवू) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Novu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Novu is the 645,988th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Novu live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Novu is also the 790,880th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 137 people.

The last name Novu is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 180,194. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngovu89830/
Novau89431/
Novou89349/
Novus8989/
Noevu892/
Nnovu891/
Novuh891/
Nouvu891/
Noveu891/
Nuovu891/
Ngovhu8013/
Novahu808/
Nouvou805/
Novaus805/
Ngovou801/
Nouvgu801/
Noevou801/
Nouvus801/
Nobu752,121/
Navu75270/
Nevu7560/
Nowu7524/
Ngouvou733/
Ngohvou731/
Novault731/
Nouvouh731/
Neveu6718,393/
Nabou67984/
Nobou67686/
Ngavu67345/
Navus67300/
Nobus67197/
Navau67170/
Nompu67108/
Nobau6769/
Ngobu6767/
Nobeu6739/
Nonpu6728/
Nobui6727/
Noibu6723/
Navud6722/
Novoe6721/
Navou6718/
Nowou6714/
Nawou6714/
Nowut6713/
Naveu6711/
Nobut6711/
Nnobu6711/
Noiwu678/
Nnowu678/
Nobuy676/
Nevuy674/
Nevau673/
Noubu673/
Navhu672/
Nuobu672/
Nobhu671/
Novauova671/
Nowau671/
Nowuh671/
Navuy671/
Neuvu671/
Naavu671/
Nobuh671/
Gnobu671/
Neevu671/
Nehvu671/
Novoo671/
Nobuz671/
Nhavu671/
Noybu671/
Nohbu671/
Navui671/

Novu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Novu in the Marathi language
नोवूnovu-

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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 Novu
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