Norja Surname
Approximately 492 people bear this surname
Norja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 275 | 1:10,597 | 1,983 |
| Finland | 159 | 1:34,570 | 4,496 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Norja (170) may also be a first name.
Norja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Norja (Arabic: نورجا) is borne by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Norja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 623,516th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Norja reside; 56 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 701,320th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 170 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 10,597. In Albania it is most numerous in: Durrës County, where 92 percent reside, Tirana County, where 4 percent reside and Berat County, where 3 percent reside. Besides Albania this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Norja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Norja in the Arabic language | ||
| نورجا | nwrja | - |
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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 Norja
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