Cognomen 海苔 (Nori 
, 海苔 
) , in the world, is a common last name. The last name 海苔 is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, where it is quite a common surname, Algeria, and Libya, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Algeria, Morocco, and India. Likewise, 海苔 is the forename as well as the last name.