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

Nuah (Arabic: نواح) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,362nd most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,118,923 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nuah live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Nuah is also the 168,663rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 2,008 people.

The surname Nuah is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 5,898 people, or 1 in 747. In Liberia Nuah is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 70 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 14 percent reside and Grand Gedeh County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Liberia it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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