All around the world, نوسة (Nosa 
, نوسة 
) is a common mostly feminine, but infrequently male first name. The given name نوسة is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is quite a common predominantly female, but scarcely masculine name, Sudan, where it is quite a common girly name, and Egypt, where it is quite a common principally girly, but very infrequently boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Sudan, and Nigeria. Likewise, نوسة is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Nosa | Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Nigeria, Algeria |
| نوسة | Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Algeria |