Norshad Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Qatar

Norshad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norshad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Norshad (249) may also be a first name.

Norshad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Norshad is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norshad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Norshad is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Norshad are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Norshad is also the 565,047th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 249 people.

The surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan Norshad is primarily found in: Nangarhar, where 67 percent live and Kandahar, where 33 percent live. Barring Afghanistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 29 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noorshad938/
Nourshad932/
Norsha9220/
Norsad923/
Noorshaid883/
Norshah8682/
Nurshad8630/
Noorsha8622/
Narshad8614/
Norsaid8611/
Noorsad8611/
Nershad866/
Norshoa861/
Norrsad861/
Norshai861/
Norsa83165/
Norschau8012/
Noorshas8010/
Nourshah807/
Noorsaid806/
Nurshaid805/
Nharshad801/
Nasrshad801/
Nourshat801/
Noorjhad801/
Narsahad801/
Naurshad801/
Gnorshah801/
Nursad7774/
Norsah7759/
Norsia7729/
Narsha7721/
Narsad7720/
Norzad7719/
Norcha7715/
Norsai7715/
Norsat778/
Noorsa774/
Nersad771/
Ngorsa771/
Nasrshahd753/
Noorzad712,773/
Nursaid711,132/
Nourzad7193/
Nursaad7168/
Norchai7158/
Narshah7148/
Nurshat7141/
Noorcha7134/
Noorjha7134/
Narshai7133/
Norsoph7132/
Norzaad7112/
Norzoha714/
Ngorsho714/
Norzaid713/
Noorsai713/
Norchat713/
Noorsas711/
Norshoh711/
Nharsha711/
Norsaidova711/
Noorsia711/
Norchay711/
Nurhjad711/
Noursai711/
Norrzad711/
Norseas710/
Norca671,514/
Narsa671,124/
Norja67492/
Norza6783/
Nahrshah6728/
Noorzaad675/
Nasrsaid675/
Norça672/
Norzieha671/
Noorjosh671/
Noorzash671/
Noorzaid671/
Nurshoud671/
Narshaih671/
Noorsath671/
Ngorssah671/
Norso671/
Ngourssa671/
Nourzaid671/
Naarshah671/
Neersajd671/
Nasrshah671/
Norseaux670/

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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 Norshad
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