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

Norgbe is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norgbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 694,796th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. The last name Norgbe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Norgbe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Without taking into account Ghana this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Norgbe
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