Nora Surname
Approximately 24,368 people bear this surname
Nora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6,026 | 1:21,946 | 2,662 |
| Egypt | 4,302 | 1:21,370 | 2,472 |
| Afghanistan | 1,603 | 1:20,058 | 1,028 |
| Morocco | 1,568 | 1:21,987 | 3,442 |
| India | 1,550 | 1:494,881 | 24,982 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,431 | 1:21,562 | 2,950 |
| United States | 1,382 | 1:262,271 | 24,748 |
| Philippines | 984 | 1:102,884 | 17,887 |
| Brazil | 885 | 1:241,892 | 9,337 |
| Portugal | 774 | 1:13,460 | 1,066 |
| Papua New Guinea | 352 | 1:23,164 | 2,530 |
| France | 278 | 1:238,931 | 37,046 |
| Thailand | 208 | 1:339,607 | 58,880 |
| Malaysia | 195 | 1:151,252 | 9,446 |
| Spain | 184 | 1:254,087 | 16,180 |
| Haiti | 154 | 1:69,376 | 3,807 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Mexico | 135 | 1:919,453 | 12,537 |
| United Arab Emirates | 134 | 1:68,375 | 6,373 |
| Italy | 124 | 1:493,199 | 50,350 |
| Lebanon | 118 | 1:47,772 | 4,059 |
| Argentina | 107 | 1:399,471 | 30,635 |
| Finland | 106 | 1:51,856 | 6,233 |
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| Albania | 102 | 1:28,569 | 4,515 |
| Tanzania | 102 | 1:519,035 | 34,109 |
| Russia | 98 | 1:1,470,643 | 101,259 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Colombia | 72 | 1:663,529 | 7,854 |
| Taiwan | 67 | 1:349,922 | 2,772 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Cambodia | 41 | 1:377,735 | 3,805 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Venezuela | 41 | 1:736,685 | 12,312 |
| Latvia | 37 | 1:55,407 | 8,324 |
| Ukraine | 33 | 1:1,379,476 | 113,823 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 31 | 1:43,999 | 4,008 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Pakistan | 27 | 1:6,616,440 | 38,275 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| Croatia | 19 | 1:222,558 | 25,345 |
| Japan | 18 | 1:7,102,461 | 43,008 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Romania | 7 | 1:2,868,267 | 56,178 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Transnistria | 5 | 1:94,940 | 11,199 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
The alternate forms: Nóra (36) & Nôra (1) are calculated separately.
Nora (1,053,396) may also be a first name.
Nora Demographics
Average Male Nora Height
172.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nora Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nora (Arabic: نوري, Georgian: ნორა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﺭﻩ, Hindi: नोरा, Marathi: नोरा, Oriya: େନାରା, Russian: Нора) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Nóra or Nôra. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nora? popularity and diffusion
It is the 22,305th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 299,062 people. The surname Nora is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Nora are found; 31 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 26 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nora is also the 828th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,053,396 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 6,026 people, or 1 in 21,946. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 40 percent are found, West Java, where 9 percent are found and Riau, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in 117 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found.
Nora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nora has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nora surname expanded 1,893 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Nora Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Nora surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (96%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Nora surname are 30.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.65% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nora earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 68.69% less than the national average, earning €9,403 per year; in Norway they earn 28.7% less than the national average, earning 246,750 kr per year; in Peru they earn 38% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,752 per year; in South Africa they earn 47% less than the national average, earning R 125,952 per year; in Colombia they earn 62.03% more than the national average, earning $36,785,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.16% less than the national average, earning $38,176 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nora in the Georgian language | ||
| ნორა | nora | - |
| Nora in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻮﺭﻩ | nwrh | - |
| Nora in the Marathi language | ||
| नोरा | nora | 99.34 |
| नोर | nora | 0.66 |
| Nora in the Oriya language | ||
| େନାରା | enara | 88.89 |
| ନର | nara | 11.11 |
| Nora in the Hindi language | ||
| नोरा | nora | 77.59 |
| नोरां | noram | 22.07 |
| नौरा | naura | 0.17 |
| Nora in the Russian language | ||
| Нора | nora | - |
| Nora in the Arabic language | ||
| نوري | nwry | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nora
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