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) occurs in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Norja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 623,516th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Norja are found; 56 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Norja is also the 701,320th most widespread first name globally It is held by 170 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 10,597. In Albania Norja is most numerous in: Durrës County, where 92 percent live, Tirana County, where 4 percent live and Berat County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Albania Norja exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 32 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
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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