Noorow Surname

379,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Noorow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noorow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia9311:14,449939
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693

Noorow (572) may also be a first name.

Noorow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Noorow occurs most in Somalia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Noorow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noorow? popularity and diffusion

Noorow is the 379,286th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,744,470 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Noorow reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Noorow is also the 350,532nd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 572 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is borne by 931 people, or 1 in 14,449. Excluding Somalia Noorow is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Noorow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norow915/
Norrow8384/
Norzow8312/
Norowe832/
Noroow832/
Nnorow832/
Norowp830/
Noirowa771/
Norov7319,281/
Nurow737,564/
Narow7355/
Norof7320/
Noraw7310/
Noorhoff7163/
Norova6715,994/
Nuurow67885/
Nurrow67480/
Narrow67478/
Noorab6733/
Noroev6730/
Narowa6727/
Noirov677/
Norouf676/
Nourov673/
Nurowt672/
Noroff672/
Nurowa672/
Norovs672/
Norovt671/
Ngorov671/
Noorub671/
Norgaw671/
Norofe671/
Nooraf671/
Nahrow671/
Norraw671/
Narouw671/
Narows670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Noorow
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