Noronha Surname

8,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Noronha Surname Definition:

(Portugese, Spanish) One who came from Norona, in Spain.

Noronha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil27,1791:7,876502
Mozambique21,0111:1,297325
India6,7611:113,4547,381
Portugal4,2841:2,432338
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
United States8391:432,01337,252
Oman8001:4,610666
Canada7941:46,4055,694
England4781:116,56511,884
Australia3181:84,8929,824
Indonesia2361:560,37845,049
São Tomé and Príncipe2271:782131
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
Peru1701:186,9658,934
United Arab Emirates1191:76,9947,015
Argentina861:497,01636,727
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
Angola491:550,8002,323
France361:1,845,076161,051
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
East Timor251:48,637122
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Hong Kong161:458,4683,288
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Macau31:200,543803
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Noroñha (12) are calculated separately.

Noronha (242) may also be a first name.

Noronha Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Portugese, Spanish) One who came from Norona, in Spain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Noronha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Noronha Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Noronha (Hindi: नोरोन्हा, Marathi: नोरोन्हा) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Noroñha. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Noronha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Noronha is the 8,701st most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 111,533 people. The last name Noronha occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Noronha live; 42 percent live in South America and 42 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 574,510th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 242 people.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 27,179 people, or 1 in 7,876. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 10 percent reside. Besides Brazil it exists in 73 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 32 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Noronha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Noronha last name are 29.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Noronha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 31.75% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,230 per year; in United States they earn 24.33% more than the national average, earning $53,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.96% more than the national average, earning $65,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noroñha9512/
Norhonha934/
Noronnha933/
Noronhia931/
Nooronha931/
Nohronha931/
Noroinha931/
Noronhaa931/
Naronha861,305/
Nuronha86109/
Noranha8699/
Noronho8683/
Noronia8652/
Noronya8652/
Norunha862/
Nauronha807/
Naronnha804/
Narhonha802/
Norongia801/
Naroniha801/
Noroña773,074/
Naronjhad759/
Noronio71636/
Nuronia7173/
Noranho7131/
Naranha718/
Norania714/
Noranya714/
Noroneo713/
Noronjo713/
Naronho712/
Noronño711/
Narogna711/
Norhoña711/
Norônia711/
Nurunha711/
Nuroniah671,436/
Nuronyah679/
Nurohnia677/
Ngorania675/
Noraniah675/
Noranhho672/
Nourania671/
Naroniad671/
Nouragna671/
Noragnia671/
Naraunha671/

Noronha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noronha in the Hindi language
नोरोन्हाnoronha77.78
नोरोनाnorona22.22
Noronha in the Marathi language
नोरोन्हाnoronha38.61
नरोनाnarona20.9
नरोन्हाnaronha19.45
नोरोनाnorona4.79
नोरोन्noron2.9
नरोन्naron2.9
नोरोnoro2.32
नोरोनहाnoronaha1.31
नरोणाnarona0.87
नोरान्हाnoranha0.73
नेरोन्हाneronha0.73
नोरोन्हnoronha0.44
नोरोहनnorohana0.29
नुरोनाnurona0.29
नॉऱॉन्हाnoronha0.29
नरोनnarona0.29
नारोन्हाnaronha0.29
नोरोन्यnoron'ya0.15
नरोनहाnaronaha0.15
नोरोतनाnorotana0.15
नोरोन्दाnoronda0.15
नॉरोन्हाnoronha0.15
नारोनाnarona0.15
नारोनnarona0.15
नोरन्हाnoranha0.15
नोरोहाnoroha0.07

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