Nós Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Nós Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: Nos (5,603), Nős (3), Nõs (1) & Nòs (1) are calculated separately.
Nós Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nós Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nós occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Nos, Nős, Nõs or Nòs. For other possible spellings of Nós click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nós? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Nós are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 81 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 10,194,016. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 24 percent live, São Paulo, where 24 percent live and Paraná, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 15 percent live and Angola, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nos | 89 | 5,603 | / |
| Nős | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nõs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nòs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nóis | 86 | 10 | / |
| Nóst | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ns | 80 | 6,502 | / |
| Nas | 67 | 38,017 | / |
| Nsa | 67 | 12,163 | / |
| Nse | 67 | 12,108 | / |
| Nsi | 67 | 7,525 | / |
| Nys | 67 | 7,097 | / |
| Nso | 67 | 5,585 | / |
| Nes | 67 | 5,370 | / |
| Nis | 67 | 2,163 | / |
| Nsu | 67 | 2,045 | / |
| Nus | 67 | 1,346 | / |
| Näs | 67 | 504 | / |
| Næs | 67 | 381 | / |
| Nhs | 67 | 273 | / |
| Nås | 67 | 67 | / |
| Nss | 67 | 53 | / |
| Nws | 67 | 49 | / |
| Pns | 67 | 43 | / |
| Nüs | 67 | 39 | / |
| Njs | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nsy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gns | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kns | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wns | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nns | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hns | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nás | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nsw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nsí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nês | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nÿs | 67 | 1 | / |
| N S | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nés | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzó | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Nós
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