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Where Does The Last Name Norkus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Norkus (Russian: Норкус) occurs most in Lithuania. It can also be rendered as a variant: Norkuś. Click here for further potential spellings of Norkus.

How Common Is The Last Name Norkus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 95,089^th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,455,762 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Norkus live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661^st most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most common in Lithuania, where it is carried by 3,386 people, or 1 in 896. In Lithuania Norkus is mostly concentrated in: Šiauliai County, where 24 percent are found, Telšiai County, where 23 percent are found and Klaipėda County, where 20 percent are found. Beside Lithuania this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Norkus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Norkus surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Norkus last name are 8.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Norkus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.74% more than the national average, earning $49,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.63% more than the national average, earning $59,931 CAD per year.