Norheim Surname

193,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Norheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,7461:2,945262
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Canada661:558,26746,632
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Norheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Norheim occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Norheim? popularity and diffusion

Norheim is the 193,682nd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,356,769 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Norheim reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 1,746 people, or 1 in 2,945. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 46 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 37 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 8 percent are found. Besides Norway this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Norheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Norheim surname are 2.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Norheim earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning 367,309 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.19% less than the national average, earning $43,131 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noreheim937/
Norrheim933/
Noraheim933/
Norhim922/
Nerheim86506/
Noorhim8658/
Narheim8636/
Norrhem866/
Norihim865/
Norhiem861/
Norhaim861/
Norem83962/
Norim8327/
Noraheem804/
Nereim77125/
Noorem7750/
Notrem7750/
Narhim7726/
Norgim7724/
Norham7715/
Noreem779/
Norjim779/
Nnorim778/
Noreme778/
Norime773/
Norrem772/
Nnorem772/
Ngorim772/
Nourim771/
Nareim771/
Ngorem771/
Noorim771/
Nnoruem7158/
Noiraem7157/
Noriyam7134/
Notriem7111/
Norzaim715/
Noorham713/
Nnoroem713/
Narheem712/
Nourham712/
Norajim712/
Noraiam712/
Norejam711/
Nerihim711/
Nouriem711/
Noehrem711/
Nooreem711/
Nnosrim711/
Nooraim711/
Noraham711/
Norrahm711/
Noorime711/
Norimova671,180/
Narim67515/
Narem67476/
Nerem67396/
Noram6778/
Nerim6730/
Noorejam674/
Nnorouem673/
Naraheem672/
Norraiam672/
Noraaiem671/

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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 Norheim
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