Nortan Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Nortan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nortan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname1531:3,612692
India671:11,448,737210,278
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Wales61:515,75523,171
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Nortan (282) may also be a first name.

Nortan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nortan (Hindi: नोरतन, Marathi: नॉटर्न, Russian: Нортан) is more frequently found in Suriname than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nortan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nortan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 844,382nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Nortan are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 47 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. Nortan is also the 527,582nd most common forename throughout the world It is held by 282 people.

This last name is most common in Suriname, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 3,612. Besides Suriname Nortan is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent live and The Netherlands, where 18 percent live.

Nortan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nortan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nortan surname contracted 77 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nortan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Nortan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Northan92238/
Nortain929/
Norttan924/
Nortank920/
Northamn862/
Northean861/
Northain860/
Northant860/
Northane860/
Northank860/
Northand860/
Norton83125,290/
Nurtan83146/
Nertan83118/
Nartan8321/
Northam773,578/
Northon77212/
Nurtang7798/
Narthan7727/
Nurtain7715/
Nortong7714/
Norhton7714/
Nerthan774/
Naurtan774/
Nartain772/
Noorton771/
Nartayn771/
Nhorton771/
Nortont771/
Noirton771/
Nortton770/
Norrton770/
Nortone770/
Nourton770/
Northausen7540/
Norrthon7169/
Northong7157/
Nartatin7111/
Northham712/
Northein712/
Nortotin711/
Northond710/
Northaim710/
Nurton67422/
Nartam67275/
Nerton6767/
Nurtam6746/
Nurtanova6725/
Narton675/
Nartanova674/
Nortão671/
Nortom671/
Nórton671/
Ñorton671/
Nhorthong671/

Nortan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nortan in the Hindi language
नोरतनnoratana94.62
नौरतनnauratana2.31
नोर्तनnortana2.31
नॊरतनnoratana0.77
Nortan in the Marathi language
नॉटर्नnotarna80.81
नोटर्नnotarna18.18
Nortan in the Russian language
Нортанnortan-

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