Norphy Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Brunei

Norphy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norphy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Norphy (20) may also be a first name.

Norphy Last Name Facts

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

Norphy occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Norphy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Norphy is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Norphy reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 57 percent are found, Texas, where 29 percent are found and Kansas, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 33 percent are found and Brunei, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurphy8319/
Norpay831/
Norpeh831/
Norpey830/
Norpech7757/
Norphet772/
Norpheu771/
Norpeth771/
Norpish771/
Norpa7321/
Norpi7320/
Norpe734/
Norpetch714/
Norphech712/
Hnorpech711/
Norppa67145/
Norpet6710/
Narpay6710/
Nerpyi678/
Nerpih676/
Noorpi674/
Noorpa674/
Nerpiy672/
Noerpe671/
Norrpa671/
Norpee671/
Nurpay671/
Norveh671/
Norpoi671/

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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 Norphy
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