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 most in Albania. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 623,516th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name Norja is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Norja live; 56 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent live in Albano-Europe. Norja is also the 701,320th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 170 people.
The surname Norja is most numerous in Albania, where it is held 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. Apart from Albania this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs 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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