Norbert Surname

27,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Norbert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda5,5811:2,036486
Chad5,1991:2,614465
Tanzania3,6911:14,3431,875
France8651:76,78910,790
DR Congo6981:105,84511,745
United States3801:953,83971,121
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Nigeria2691:658,52330,783
Papua New Guinea2511:32,4853,773
Germany2381:338,25833,254
Cameroon2201:94,40511,260
Poland1701:223,58129,019
Saint Lucia1501:1,192227
Malaysia1361:216,86912,591
India1331:5,767,409137,347
Brazil1161:1,845,46859,486
Namibia1021:23,6223,943
England871:640,43737,483
Haiti751:142,4526,264
Canada751:491,27542,011
Romania621:323,83728,474
Benin611:169,43616,929
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Ivory Coast381:607,13817,958
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
China41:341,830,39216,990
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Norbert (747,734) may also be a first name.

Norbert Last Name Facts

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

Norbert (Arabic: نوربيرت, Georgian: ნორბერტ, Hindi: नोरबर्ट, Marathi: नॉबर्ट, Oriya: ନେବର୍ଟ, Russian: Норберт) is carried by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Norbert? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 27,281st most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 369,926 people. Norbert occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Norbert reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,266th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 747,734 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is carried by 5,581 people, or 1 in 2,036. Outside of Rwanda this last name occurs in 90 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 26 percent reside and Tanzania, where 19 percent reside.

Norbert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Norbert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Norbert last name expanded 314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,740 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Norbert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Norbert surname are 0.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Norbert earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.16% less than the national average, earning R 66,156 per year; in United States they earn 18.05% less than the national average, earning $35,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $46,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norberte931,516/
Norberth93180/
Norberts9310/
Norbeert933/
Noorbert931/
Norhbert931/
Norbertt930/
Norber92220/
Norbart86412/
Narbert8616/
Nurbert865/
Nerbert864/
Norbirt863/
Norbere861/
Norbier861/
Norbertová8217/
Norbartt8024/
Narberth805/
Norverte805/
Norbirth804/
Noirbear802/
Norwerth801/
Norverts800/
Narber77130/
Norver771/
Naerberth750/
Norbord713/
Nerbart711/
Norbard711/
Narbart711/
Nourbord6714/
Narbartt671/
Neurbarth632/
Narberova631/
Narver6288/
Nerbard57100/
Narvear571/
Ngarbir571/
Narveer571/

Norbert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Norbert in the Georgian language
ნორბერტnorbert-
Norbert in the Hindi language
नोरबर्टnorabarta-
Norbert in the Marathi language
नॉबर्टnobarta35.19
नॉरबटnorabata11.11
नोबर्टnobarta9.26
नारबेटnarabeta7.41
नोबटnobata5.56
नॉबटnobata5.56
नॉबेटर्nobetar5.56
नॉबर्टर्nobartar3.7
नोबर्टर्nobartar3.7
नोबतnobata3.7
नोबर्तर्nobartar1.85
नॉरबर्टnorabarta1.85
नॉरबटॅnorabate1.85
नोरबटnorabata1.85
Norbert in the Oriya language
ନେବର୍ଟnebarta20
ନରେବର୍ଟnarebarta20
ନରେବଟ୍narebat20
ନବର୍ଟnabarta20
ନେବର୍ଟ୍nebart20
Norbert in the Russian language
Норбертnorbert-
Norbert in the Arabic language
نوربيرتnwrbyrt-
نوربرتnwrbrt-

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Footnotes

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