Noreau Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Noreau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noreau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7931:46,4645,701
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
France101:6,642,272293,169
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Noreau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noreau is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noreau? popularity and diffusion

Noreau is the 395,841st most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Noreau reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

It is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 793 people, or 1 in 46,464. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 97 percent reside, Ontario, where 3 percent reside and British Columbia, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Canada Noreau is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Noreau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Noreau are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Noreau earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.33% more than the national average, earning $51,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.67% less than the national average, earning $41,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noireau92405/
Norea91363/
Noirgeau861/
Nareau83183/
Noriea8333/
Noreyu8314/
Noreða837/
Norețu834/
Noreha833/
Nourea832/
Norgea831/
Norrea830/
Norehad7738/
Notrețu7737/
Norieja773/
Norieya773/
Noregia772/
Norehah771/
Norreha771/
Norreah771/
Nooreha771/
Norieha771/
Norieah771/
Noria735,871/
Narea733,446/
Norja73492/
Norya73139/
Noriu739/
Noryu736/
Norju731/
Nărea731/
Norzieha711/
Ngoureou711/
Norehead711/
Narrea67993/
Ngoria67329/
Nohria67223/
Nouria67211/
Nooria67184/
Noryou67107/
Noriah67103/
Norius6782/
Noréus6770/
Norgia6761/
Noorja6748/
Noryaa6738/
Noriye6726/
Noryah6725/
Norhia6722/
Norjai6718/
Notria6714/
Noorya6714/
Norria679/
Norgey678/
Noriha678/
Nareyu676/
Noriad675/
Narehu675/
Nareah675/
Norija674/
Nargea674/
Nareju674/
Noryie673/
Nourya673/
Noriat673/
Norias673/
Norjee673/
Nosriu672/
Naarea672/
Noriey672/
Noriaz671/
Norjey671/
Notrya671/
Noyria671/
Nareou671/
Norjie671/
Noryus671/
Norzia671/
Noriaa671/
Nooriu671/
Norjah671/
Noriej671/
Noriie671/
Nariea671/
Noruju671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Noreau
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