Nuah Surname

75,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia5,8981:747103
Nigeria2321:763,54634,496
Indonesia1751:755,71057,892
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nuah (2,008) may also be a first name.

Nuah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nuah (Arabic: نواح) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,362nd most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,118,923 people. The last name Nuah is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nuah are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 168,663rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 2,008 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 5,898 people, or 1 in 747. In Liberia Nuah is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 70 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 14 percent are found and Grand Gedeh County, where 4 percent are found. Besides Liberia it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Nuah Last Name Statistics demography

Nuah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 72.12% less than the national average, earning $12,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouah89601/
Nuhah894/
Nuaha892/
Nauah892/
Nuahu891/
Ngouah80244/
Nouach80175/
Neuach8010/
Naauah808/
Nouaha805/
Nouahe802/
Nauath802/
Nauash801/
Nuha7513,178/
Noua752,316/
Naua75640/
Nuho75282/
Nuoh7528/
Nuua7510/
Neua758/
Nu'a753/
Nuța751/
Nouahad73192/
Nujhath737/
Nuhaadh735/
Nugiaha735/
Ngouaha732/
Nauhadh732/
N'Gouah731/
Nouaish731/
Nouahie731/
Nouijah731/
Nujjath731/
Ngoua676,851/
Nouho671,425/
Nouas671,214/
Nouha671,138/
Nuhaj67881/
Nauat67587/
Nuhay67514/
Nouad67302/
Nauha67271/
Nouai67219/
Nouat67181/
Nuyya67175/
Nuija67170/
Nahua6758/
Nuhou6744/
Nuțaș6744/
Nuhai6735/
Nugia6733/
Nuiya6731/
Nohua6730/
Nouay6723/
Nuhaa6721/
Nujia6716/
Gnoua6716/
Nuhei6715/
Nauoa6713/
Nnuha6711/
Nuuha677/
Nujhahat677/
Nauas675/
Nauaj675/
Nauay675/
Nouoh674/
Nouaa674/
Nuiia673/
Nahuo672/
Nuyia672/
Nouaz672/
Nuhha672/
Nhuho672/
Nuhau672/
Nouaj672/
Nujja672/
Nauai672/
Nauho672/
Nu'ai671/
Nguéa671/
Nujha671/
Nouap671/
Nuțea671/
Nuuai671/
Neuaj671/
Gnaua671/
Nhuha671/
Nauaz671/
Nuuoh671/
Nuhuo671/
Ngaua671/
Nuhea671/
Nnaua671/

Nuah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuah in the Arabic language
نواحnwah-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nuah
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