Nors Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Nors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2691:1,347,43193,736
Denmark2151:26,2542,695
Sweden1361:72,4035,440
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Finland121:458,05828,977
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Nors (54) may also be a first name.

Nors Last Name Facts

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

Nors (Russian: Норс) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nors? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 488,996th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Nors are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in Scandinavia. Nors is also the 1,350,955th most common given name on earth It is held by 54 people.

Nors is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 1,347,431. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 4 percent reside, Arizona, where 1 percent reside and Georgia, where 1 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 32 percent reside and Sweden, where 20 percent reside.

Nors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nors has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nors surname rose 1,035 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nors last name are 37.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.36% registered to vote for the political party.

Nors earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $44,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nours89842/
Norse89416/
Norås89148/
Noors8960/
Norrs8935/
Norsh8915/
Norst899/
Noers899/
Norss897/
Noirs895/
Nohrs894/
Nhors891/
Nourse803,234/
Norsch8020/
Noorse802/
Norsse801/
Ngorsh801/
Norrås801/
Norshe801/
Norsht801/
Noirst800/
Ners75520/
Nars75398/
Nurs75151/
Norx752/
Noorshe737/
Norsova732/
Noursse731/
Nhourse731/
Noursce730/
Nurse6714,067/
Narse67877/
Narsh67238/
Norce67187/
Nurss6798/
Nerås6798/
Norch6731/
Nurst6718/
Nersh6718/
Nursh679/
Norje678/
Norze676/
Närås673/
Narst672/
Nursp672/
Neurs671/
Neers671/
Nahrs671/
Narrs671/
Naars671/
Nhars671/
Nersz671/
Noorx671/
Naurs670/
Nerrs670/

Nors Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nors in the Russian language
Норсnors-

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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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  • 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 Nors
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