Nuuh Surname

319,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Nuuh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuuh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia7841:17,1581,068
Somaliland3361:10,417639
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nuuh (895) may also be a first name.

Nuuh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuuh occurs in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuuh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 319,156th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,218,043 people. Nuuh occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nuuh live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Nuuh is also the 271,593rd most widely held first name in the world, held by 895 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 17,158. Aside from Somalia it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Somaliland, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Nuuh Last Name Statistics demography

Nuuh earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.28% less than the national average, earning $23,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuuha897/
Nguuh892/
Nuh8620,044/
Nuu86477/
Nouh7537,878/
Nuux751,348/
Nuch75433/
Nujh75307/
Nush75273/
Nueh7549/
Nauh7536/
Nuih756/
Nauu756/
Nuuz754/
Nuhh754/
Hnuu753/
Nuup753/
Nnuu753/
Nuhy753/
Nhuh752/
Nnuh752/
Nudh752/
Hnuh751/
Nuyh751/
Nhuu751/
Nuph750/
Nu67336,888/
Ngouh672,686/
Noush671,183/
Nouha671,138/
Nouhy67444/
Nouch67344/
Hnudh67183/
Nuhii67180/
Nuich67147/
Nauch6736/
Nouhe6731/
Nhuch6729/
Nuuyi6728/
Naush6725/
Gnouh6723/
Nuhys6716/
Hnuch6715/
Gnuih6713/
Neuch6712/
Ngauh679/
Nuust678/
Nutth673/
Nuhyi673/
Neush673/
Ngnuh671/
Nguhy671/
N'Ouh671/
Nauph671/
Gnuyh671/
Neudh671/
Nnuue671/
Gnuth671/
Gnuup671/
Gneuh671/
Nhueh671/
Nuhss671/
Nauhe671/
Nauhs671/
Nuish670/

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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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  • 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 Nuuh
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