Norku Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Norku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Norku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Norku (Russian: Норку, Tibetan: ནོར་སྐུ།) is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 796,486th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Norku are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Besides Ghana it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngorku | 91 | 8 | / |
| Norkuś | 91 | 5 | / |
| Norkutė | 83 | 247 | / |
| Norkuss | 83 | 8 | / |
| Norkhud | 83 | 2 | / |
| Norcu | 80 | 127 | / |
| Narku | 80 | 38 | / |
| Norkuist | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngourkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Norcup | 73 | 336 | / |
| Narkuz | 73 | 150 | / |
| Narkou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Narkud | 73 | 4 | / |
| Norcut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Norcus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Narkau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Norkoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Norcutt | 67 | 695 | / |
| Narkaus | 67 | 86 | / |
| Narkutė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Narkeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Narkkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Norcupp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Norcuss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Narckus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Norcaust | 62 | 11 | / |
| Nuurkhuu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Norhcutt | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nurcu | 60 | 28 | / |
| Narcu | 60 | 10 | / |
| Nasrkoush | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nurkoo | 55 | 326 | / |
| Narcus | 55 | 27 | / |
| Narkoo | 55 | 3 | / |
| Narcui | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nasrkhoush | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nurkhoo | 50 | 2 | / |
Norku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Norku in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནོར་སྐུ། | norku | - |
| Norku in the Russian language | ||
| Норку | norku | - |
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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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- 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 Norku
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