Family name نويس (نويس 
, Nuis 
, Noyce 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen نويس is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and Australia, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Netherlands. Much less frequently, نويس is the forename as well as the last name.