Norah Surname
Approximately 1,777 people bear this surname
Norah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 759 | 1:60,843 | 5,944 |
| India | 666 | 1:1,151,750 | 46,739 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Uganda | 45 | 1:867,540 | 39,905 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Guyana | 16 | 1:47,639 | 4,360 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Norah (177,316) may also be a first name.
Norah Demographics
Norah Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Norah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Norah (Arabic: نوريه, Bengali: নরহ, Marathi: नोरा) is found most in Kenya. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Norah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 228,115th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,101,039 people. Norah occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Norah live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 5,929th most common first name internationally, held by 177,316 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 759 people, or 1 in 60,843. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 23 percent live, Busia County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Norah exists in 28 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent live and Suriname, where 4 percent live.
Norah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Norah has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Norah surname increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Norah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Norah surname is predominantly Catholic (87%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Norah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Norah in the Bengali language | ||
| নরহ | naraha | - |
| Norah in the Marathi language | ||
| नोरा | nora | 33.33 |
| नोर | nora | 33.33 |
| नोराह | noraha | 33.33 |
| Norah in the Arabic language | ||
| نوريه | nwryh | - |
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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 Norah
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