Norgay Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Norgay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Bhutan | 6 | 1:102,673 | 847 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Norgay (90) may also be a first name.
Norgay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norgay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Norgay (Hindi: नोर्गे, Tibetan: ནོར་རྒྱས།) occurs most in India. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norgay? popularity and diffusion
Norgay is the 2,909,720th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Norgay live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 90 people.
The surname Norgay is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India it is mostly found in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 72 percent live, Sikkim, where 12 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 16 percent live and Bhutan, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Norgay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Norgay in the Hindi language | ||
| नोर्गे | norge | - |
| Norgay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནོར་རྒྱས། | norgyé | 92.59 |
| ནོར་རྒྱས་ | norgyé | 7.41 |
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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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