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 surname Norah (Arabic: نوريه, Bengali: নরহ, Marathi: नोरा) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Norah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norah? popularity and diffusion
Norah is the 228,115th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,101,039 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Norah live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Norah is also the 5,929th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 177,316 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 60,843. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 23 percent are found, Busia County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 11 percent are found. Beside Kenya Norah is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in India, where 37 percent are found and Suriname, where 4 percent are found.
Norah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Norah has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Norah last name grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Norah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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
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- 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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