Norr Surname

358,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Norr Surname User-submission:

The surname, Norr, is Swedish for the direction 'north.'

Norr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6091:595,17148,535
Sweden2171:45,3773,561
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Norway221:233,74025,571
Finland171:323,33523,349
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England51:11,143,612252,590
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Norr (416) may also be a first name.

Norr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Norr, is Swedish for the direction 'north.'

- themasonx

Norr Last Name Facts

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

Norr (Russian: Норр) is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Norr.

How Common Is The Last Name Norr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 358,932nd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,215,392 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Norr reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Norr is also the 421,501st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 416 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 609 people, or 1 in 595,171. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Norr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Norr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Norr last name grew 801 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Norr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Norr surname are 17.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.04% registered with the party.

The amount Norr earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.3% less than the national average, earning 279,292 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $42,990 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norre89611/
Noerr89243/
Nourr8915/
Noorr8913/
Norrå8912/
Nohrr8910/
Norzr891/
Norrd890/
Gnorr890/
Nor86215,203/
Nourre805/
Gnorre801/
Noorrt801/
Noor751,310,518/
Nour75378,875/
Ngor7524,264/
Nord7517,357/
Nore758,409/
Noer758,163/
Noir755,984/
Narr752,476/
Nohr752,249/
Norz75587/
Nort75526/
Nuor75192/
Norh75181/
Nhor75138/
Nurr7544/
Gnor7543/
Norp7541/
Norø7539/
Nnor7527/
Hnor7511/
Noyr757/
Nosr755/
Norå755/
Norì753/
Notr751/
Noort671,895/
Nordh671,516/
Noire671,176/
Nordt671,063/
Noure67903/
Noord67767/
Noore67690/
Nurre67660/
Narre67626/
Nohur67551/
Noorz67420/
Nourd67127/
Ngoor6780/
Nordø6767/
Noyre6753/
Nourp6738/
Gnore6737/
Noirt6733/
Hnoor6720/
Nhore6715/
Nortt6715/
Ngour6713/
Noird6710/
Norrehed678/
Nasrr678/
Noorh678/
Nourt677/
N'Gor675/
Ngurr674/
Narrt674/
Nordd674/
Nourh673/
Noohr673/
Nordå673/
Norph672/
Hnour672/
Nnoor672/
Nngor672/
Hnore671/
Norhe671/
Nourz671/
Nuurr671/
Nuord671/
Narzr671/
Nhour671/
Ngorh671/
Nnour671/
Naarr671/
N'Our671/
Norht671/
Narrd671/
Nosre671/
Notrh671/
Gnour671/
Hnord671/
Nortd670/
Gnoir670/

Norr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Norr in the Russian language
Норрnorr-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Norr
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