Nuh Surname

26,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Nuh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia6,2741:2,144211
Indonesia4,1141:32,1463,780
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Cambodia1,8861:8,212875
Kenya1,4331:32,2263,513
Somaliland7991:4,381381
Cameroon7111:29,2113,936
Turkey5801:134,17510,912
Malaysia3281:89,9216,277
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Philippines2201:460,17455,940
India2071:3,705,630103,250
Pakistan1221:1,464,29416,074
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Bulgaria601:116,3156,867
United Arab Emirates551:166,58712,493
United States521:6,970,364322,914
England351:1,591,94567,242
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Libya91:693,7751,982
Norway91:571,36544,190
Albania81:364,25716,885
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Nüh (1) are calculated separately.

Nuh (32,852) may also be a first name.

Nuh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuh (Hindi: नूह, Marathi: नुह, Oriya: ନୁହ୍) occurs in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Nüh. For other possible spellings of Nuh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,805th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 363,577 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Nuh live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 25,977th most widespread forename globally, borne by 32,852 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is borne by 6,274 people, or 1 in 2,144. Besides Somalia Nuh exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Sudan, where 13 percent live.

Nuh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Nuh last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nuh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.53% less than the national average, earning $27,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning $47,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nüh891/
Nouh8637,878/
Nuuh861,172/
Nuch86433/
Nujh86307/
Nush86273/
Nauh8636/
Nuih866/
Nuhh864/
Nuhy863/
Nnuh862/
Nudh862/
Nhuh862/
Nuyh861/
Hnuh861/
Nuph860/
Nu80336,888/
Ngouh752,686/
Noush751,183/
Nouha751,138/
Nouhy75444/
Nouch75344/
Hnudh75183/
Nuhii75180/
Nuich75147/
Nauch7536/
Nouhe7531/
Nhuch7529/
Naush7525/
Gnouh7523/
Nuhys7516/
Hnuch7515/
Gnuih7513/
Neuch7512/
Ngauh759/
Nuuha757/
Nutth753/
Neush753/
Nuhyi753/
Nguuh752/
Nauph751/
N'Ouh751/
Neudh751/
Nguhy751/
Gnuyh751/
Nauhs751/
Ngnuh751/
Gnuth751/
Gneuh751/
Nauhe751/
Nuhss751/
Nuish750/
Nhu67125,783/
Nau6792,989/
Ngu6739,140/
Nut6725,673/
Neu6718,617/
Nou678,862/
Nui672,359/
Nuy671,906/
Nus671,346/
Neusch67522/
Nuu67477/
Nausch67406/
Nuhova67364/
Nuz67316/
Nnu67226/
Noutch67179/
Nuj67164/
Nux67142/
Nup67139/
Nud6794/
Gnu6773/
Gneush6772/
Hneush6770/
Nousch6765/
N'Gouh6750/
Nuț6749/
Gneuhs6735/
Naushd6723/
Hnu677/
Nautch675/
Hnouch674/
Noushd673/
Hnoush673/
Naucht671/
Nautth671/
Hnuish671/
Noushh671/
Nouych671/
Nuhová671/
N'Nouh671/
Nuscht671/
Gnauch671/

Nuh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuh in the Hindi language
नूहnuha89.47
नुहnuha10.53
Nuh in the Marathi language
नुहnuha76.19
नूहnuha23.81
Nuh in the Oriya language
ନୁହ୍nuh50
ନୁହnuha50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nuh
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