Norgbe Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Norgbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norgbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Norgbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Norgbe occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Norgbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 694,796th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. Norgbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Norgbe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Norgbe is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Other than Ghana Norgbe exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norgbey921,902/
Norgba83287/
Nargbe835/
Noorgba774/
Norngwe771/
Ngnorgue711/
Norkue6727/
Nargue676/
Norkwe675/
Norcue670/
Norguay621/
Norquez621/
Norguoy621/
Naringue57727/
Norquest57251/
Norkwest579/
Ngnargue572/
Norgvist570/
Ngnargoue531/
Narcue5053/
Narque5015/
Norkwa502/
Narkue501/
Nargwa501/
Narkwe501/
Nargui501/

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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
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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 Norgbe
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