Noordzij Surname

243,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Noordzij Surname User-submission:

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

Noordzij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5731:10,7361,468
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Austria131:655,03358,041
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England31:18,572,686338,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Noordzij 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

Noordzij Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noordzij is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Noordzij? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 243,203rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,443,626 people. The last name Noordzij occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Noordzij reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,573 people, or 1 in 10,736. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 52 percent live, North Holland, where 13 percent live and Gelderland, where 9 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Noordzij Last Name Statistics demography

Noordzij earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

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