Norao Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Norao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Niger61:3,198,67054,540

Norao (20) may also be a first name.

Norao Last Name Facts

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

Norao is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Norao? popularity and diffusion

Norao is the 2,776,799th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Norao occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Norao live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Norao is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Norao is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 88 percent are found, Madang, where 5 percent are found and Morobe, where 5 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norgao913/
Noraoz912/
Nourao912/
Noraoi911/
Noraho911/
Nuoraho837/
Nouraou834/
Noraouz831/
Narao80159/
Noroa8039/
Nerao801/
Nurao801/
Nourahou771/
Nooroa73123/
Naraou7336/
Ngarao7317/
Noroha7315/
Naraos737/
Neraou735/
Noroðo734/
Noroua733/
Nuraho733/
Noroaz733/
Noroho731/
Neraho731/
Nahrao731/
Hnoroa731/
Nnerao731/
Ngurao731/
Narrao731/
Naragio6718/
Naraijo6714/
Ngarauo6712/
Nooroad675/
Nathrao674/
Narayio674/
Narajio674/
Norzoha674/
Ngaraou673/
Neeraho673/
Narayjo671/
Naraous671/
Norohha671/
Naraouz671/
Narahoo671/
Nurajho671/
Nohruoo671/
Noreijo670/

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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 Norao
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