Nordoff Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Nordoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nordoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada551:669,92054,285
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England301:1,857,26974,552
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nordoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nordoff (Russian: Нордофф) has its highest incidence in Canada. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nordoff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nordoff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,527,735th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Nordoff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Nordoff reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 669,920. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 75 percent live, Nova Scotia, where 13 percent live and Prince Edward Island, where 13 percent live. Other than Canada it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Nordoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nordoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nordoff surname grew 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nordoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nordoff surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Nordoff earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.56% less than the national average, earning R 169,776 per year; in United States they earn 18.15% more than the national average, earning $50,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.72% more than the national average, earning $55,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nordhoff932,060/
Noordhoff88311/
Nordhofff887/
Nordhof8655/
Nordoft866/
Nardoff865/
Noordof861/
Noordhof80839/
Nordhoof800/
Nordov77168/
Nordow777/
Nardof771/
Nordhov7111/
Nordova718/
Nordavova631/
Nardov6250/
Nardaf624/
Nardow621/
Nardova5739/
Nordhav5710/

Nordoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nordoff in the Russian language
Нордоффnordoff-

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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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  • 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 Nordoff
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