Noordtzij Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Noordtzij Surname User-submission:

Noordzij is short for noordzijde, meaning 'north side' in Dutch. Someone lived on the north side of a river or mountain.

Noordtzij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179

Noordtzij Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Noordzij is short for noordzijde, meaning 'north side' in Dutch. Someone lived on the north side of a river or mountain.

- maartor

Noordtzij Last Name Facts

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

The surname Noordtzij occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Noordtzij.

How Common Is The Last Name Noordtzij? popularity and diffusion

The last name Noordtzij is the 4,908,606th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Noordtzij live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Noordtzij is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,407,265. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 92 percent are found and North Brabant, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noordzij941,640/
Noortzij941/
Nordzi80361/
Noorzi8017/
Noorzai756,894/
Noordzy75161/
Nortzai759/
Noorzoi756/
Noortje753/
Noorzie751/
Norzi71186/
Noordzee71117/
Noorrzai711/
Nortje6712,962/
Nortjé672,034/
Norzai6734/
Nortjè6710/
Norzie675/
Noorzy674/
Nortjä672/
Nortze671/
Nortsi671/
Norzei671/
Nordzy670/

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