Nordbø Surname

240,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Nordbø Surname User-submission:

This name means 'north' (nord) 'town' (by or bo).

Nordbø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,6571:3,103281
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Nordbø Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name means 'north' (nord) 'town' (by or bo).

- nordski

Nordbø Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nordbø occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nordbø? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nordbø is the 240,293rd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,376,904 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nordbø live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 1,657 people, or 1 in 3,103. In Norway Nordbø is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 55 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 32 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 10 percent are found. Barring Norway this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Nordbø Last Name Statistics demography

Nordbø earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning 355,288 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nordbøe9249/
Nordibø924/
Nordby835,580/
Nordbo83209/
Nordbö8315/
Nordbu835/
Nordib831/
Nordbye77340/
Nordaby7789/
Nordebo7734/
Nordboe7725/
Nordbyu771/
Nordbue770/
Nrdeb7310/
Gnordiba711/
Nordup6710/
Nortab674/
No Radebe672/
Norteb671/
Noordbhai671/
Northw502/

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