Nord Surname

30,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nord Surname Definition:

(Swedish) North.

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Nord Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5021:55,7466,655
Sweden5,1851:1,899174
Haiti1,4301:7,471862
Russia7691:187,41620,878
Germany6901:116,67514,342
Norway6051:8,500900
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
France3081:215,65833,528
Canada2841:129,73813,514
Denmark1901:29,7093,082
Finland1451:37,9084,850
Malaysia1351:218,47612,676
England1021:546,25533,762
Australia991:272,68424,601
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Belarus281:339,32436,540
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Austria191:448,18144,644
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
India61:127,844,230863,365
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4021:124,92212,088

Nord (660) may also be a first name.

Nord Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) North.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'north' or 'from the North'.

- mani.ka

Nord Last Name Facts

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

Nord (Georgian: ნორდ, Russian: Норд) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nord? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,758th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 419,862 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Nord live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 35 percent live in Scandinavia. Nord is also the 323,152nd most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 660 people.

The last name Nord is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 6,502 people, or 1 in 55,746. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 16 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Illinois, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States Nord is found in 89 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 30 percent are found and Haiti, where 8 percent are found.

Nord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nord has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nord surname increased 1,617 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 638 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nord Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (70%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nord last name are 10.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.6% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nord earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning 371,281 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 385.89% more than the national average, earning R 1,154,660 per year; in United States they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $47,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $51,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nordh891,516/
Nordt891,063/
Noord89767/
Nourd89127/
Nordø8967/
Noird8910/
Nords895/
Nordd894/
Nordå893/
Nordz892/
Hnord891/
Nuord891/
Norrd890/
Nortd890/
Noerd890/
Nor86215,203/
Nordås80559/
Noordt8042/
Noordh8023/
Nordte807/
Nourdh806/
Nordth801/
Noords801/
Noorhd801/
Noor751,310,518/
Nour75378,875/
Ngor7524,264/
Nore758,409/
Noir755,984/
Nohr752,249/
Nard751,268/
Norr751,010/
Norz75587/
Nort75526/
Nuor75192/
Norh75181/
Nhor75138/
Gnor7543/
Norp7541/
Norø7539/
Nurd7535/
Nnor7527/
Nerd7526/
Hnor7511/
Noyr757/
Nosr755/
Norå755/
Norì753/
Notr751/
Norehed7310/
Nordova738/
North6759,153/
Norte676,899/
Noort671,895/
Noire671,176/
Noure67903/
Noore67690/
Norre67611/
Nohur67551/
Noorz67420/
Ngoor6780/
Norts6765/
Noyre6753/
Nourp6738/
Gnore6737/
Noirt6733/
Hnoor6720/
Nhore6715/
Nortt6715/
Nourr6715/
Noorr6713/
Ngour6713/
Norgy6713/
Norrå6712/
Ngard6711/
Nohrr6710/
Noorh678/
Norrehed678/
Nourt677/
Nards676/
Nardt676/
Naard675/
N'Gor675/
Nourh673/
Noohr673/
Norph672/
Nngor672/
Hnour672/
Naurd672/
Norzt672/
Nnoor672/
N'Our671/
Natrd671/
Norht671/
Nosre671/
Notrh671/
Hnore671/
Gnour671/
Narrd671/
Nnour671/
Ngorh671/
Norhe671/
Nurds671/
Nourz671/
Narhd671/
Nutrd671/
Norzr671/
Noert671/
Nhour671/
Gnoir670/
Gnorr670/

Nord Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nord in the Georgian language
ნორდnord-
Nord in the Russian language
Нордnord-

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