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Surname ノボル (Noboru , ノボル ) , around the globe, is a common last name. The cognomen ノボル is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a common surname, Taiwan, where it is a rare surname, and Singapore. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Eastern Asia, particularly Japan, China, and Taiwan. Much less frequently, ノボル is the forename as well as the last name.