Nôa Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Nôa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nôa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214

The alternate forms: Noa (29,895), Noá (4) & Ñoa (1) are calculated separately.

Nôa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nôa occurs more in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Noa, Noá or Ñoa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nôa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,511,557th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Nôa reside; 75 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

Nôa is most frequently used in Portugal, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 100,175. Other than Portugal this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 12 percent are found and Mozambique, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noa8929,895/
Nôah861/
Na80617,357/
809/
Noá784/
Ñoa781/
Naz67293,759/
Nau6792,989/
Nai6782,857/
Nga6761,620/
Naj6751,661/
Nat6744,225/
Nas6738,017/
Nay6733,633/
Nah6722,745/
Nna6715,572/
Nad6714,136/
Nae6712,037/
Naa679,281/
Nađ679,067/
Nao678,996/
Nap674,346/
Nea674,194/
Hna67672/
Naç67319/
Gna67200/
Naï6743/
Naș6735/
Naş674/
Néa674/
Naî671/
Naù671/
Nač671/
N'A671/
÷Na671/

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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 Nôa
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