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

The last name Norquay is found most in Canada. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Norquay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 472,211th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,264,149 people. The last name Norquay is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Norquay reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Norquay is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 103,209. In Canada Norquay is most common in: Ontario, where 30 percent live, Manitoba, where 24 percent live and British Columbia, where 20 percent live. Other than Canada this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent live and Scotland, where 12 percent live.

Norquay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Norquay has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Norquay last name declined 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 those bearing the Norquay last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the 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
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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 Norquay
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