Norf Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Norf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 70 | 1:1,150,078 | 75,714 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Norf (489) may also be a first name.
Norf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Norf (Russian: Норф) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,047,559th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Norf is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Norf live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe. Norf is also the 384,341st most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 489 people.
The surname Norf is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 1,150,078. In Germany Norf is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 96 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 1 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Norf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Norf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norff | 89 | 62 | / |
| Norfe | 89 | 3 | / |
| Noorf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nourf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nourfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Norfss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nerf | 75 | 166 | / |
| Nurf | 75 | 30 | / |
| Narf | 75 | 22 | / |
| Norb | 75 | 19 | / |
| Norw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Norv | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nourb | 67 | 110 | / |
| Narfe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Noorw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noorb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Norph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nurfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nurff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Narwf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Narff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hnourb | 60 | 22 | / |
| Naharf | 60 | 8 | / |
| Neurff | 60 | 0 | / |
| Norvova | 55 | 1 | / |
| Narw | 50 | 31 | / |
| Nurb | 50 | 21 | / |
| Narv | 50 | 17 | / |
| Nerv | 50 | 11 | / |
| Nerw | 50 | 6 | / |
| Narb | 50 | 6 | / |
| Nurw | 50 | 4 | / |
Norf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Norf in the Russian language | ||
| Норф | norf | - |
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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 Norf
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