Norquay Surname

472,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Norquay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norquay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3571:103,20911,172
Australia1381:195,62119,280
Scotland861:62,2545,030
United States601:6,040,982292,121
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
England311:1,797,35772,927
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1801:20,7962,046
England91:2,708,37473,770

Norquay Last Name Facts

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

Norquay occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norquay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 472,211th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,264,149 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Norquay are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Norquay is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 357 people, or 1 in 103,209. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 30 percent are found, Manitoba, where 24 percent are found and British Columbia, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Canada this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent are found and Scotland, where 12 percent are found.

Norquay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Norquay has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Norquay surname decreased 52 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 344 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Norquay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Norquay are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Norquay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.01% less than the national average, earning $38,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $47,658 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norquoy86156/
Norguay861/
Nerquaye802/
Noorqa774/
Norkaya7113/
Norquis712/
Norquoi711/
Norguoy711/
Nurquoy711/
Norquez711/
Norca671,514/
Norquist671,294/
Norka67836/
Norquest67251/
Norcahyo6774/
Norcahya6710/
Norkayah676/
Norky673/

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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 Norquay
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