Nortje Surname

40,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nortje Surname Definition:

See Nortier.

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Nortje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa12,4761:4,343557
England1411:395,16427,358
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Australia691:391,24231,907
Namibia381:63,4057,039
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Eritrea11:4,751,901911

The alternate forms: Nortjé (2,034), Nortjè (10) & Nortjë (2) are calculated separately.

Nortje (1,515) may also be a first name.

Nortje Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Nortier.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Nortje is a French surname. Other spelling of the surname is Nourtier.

- nortjesouthafrica

Nortje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nortje has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant: Nortjé, Nortjè or Nortjë. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nortje? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nortje is the 40,437th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 562,224 people. Nortje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nortje are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nortje is also the 199,542nd most common first name world-wide, held by 1,515 people.

Nortje is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 12,476 people, or 1 in 4,343. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 34 percent live, Western Cape, where 17 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Nortje Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nortje earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.18% more than the national average, earning R 392,532 per year; in United States they earn 69.04% less than the national average, earning $13,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.78% less than the national average, earning $26,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nortjé942,034/
Nortjè9410/
Nortjë942/
Nortjie92393/
Nortjee9238/
Nortjes925/
Noortje923/
Nortije921/
Nortjée921/
Norte916,899/
Nortj9118/
Norje918/
Noortjie8640/
Nortjies866/
Nortey8333,148/
Nortes831,387/
Nortei831,204/
Nortez83465/
Northe83464/
Nordje8339/
Norteh8322/
Norter8317/
Norjer8314/
Nordte837/
Nortea837/
Norjee833/
Nortye832/
Nortjä832/
Nortie831/
Norted831/
Norjes831/
Norjey831/
Nortet831/
Nortze831/
Ngorte831/
Nortse831/
Nortaj831/
Nortep831/
Nortte831/
Nourte830/
Nortjiaei801/
Northey774,923/
Nortier772,843/
Norther7727/
Northep7718/
Nuortie7715/
Nortech7711/
Nortaja779/
Noorjee775/
Noortaj774/
Nortiez772/
Northie771/
Noorjet771/
Northes771/
Nourjeh771/
Nothrte771/
Noorjeh771/
Norrtes770/
Nortter770/
Northea770/
Narte732,883/
Norse73416/
Norti73331/
Norge73235/
Norji73191/
Norce73187/
Norta73147/
Norty7317/
Norst739/
Norze736/
Norjé735/
Narje731/
Nourtier71316/
Noirette7148/
Naartjie7130/
Northsea7126/
Northsey714/
Northest712/
Northier711/
Noortaaj711/
Noortzij711/
Norrtier711/
Northeah711/
Northead710/
Northesh710/
Northett710/
Nartey6775,377/
Narteh673,706/
Nourse673,234/
Nartea671,814/
Narter67798/
Narjes67691/
Northeast67668/
Nourti67176/
Nourji67140/
Norget67127/
Northy6777/
Nuorti6755/
Norset6731/
Norjit6729/
Norjid6727/
Norzea6724/
Noorti6720/
Norjai6718/
Nartee6717/
Nortyo6717/
Noordtzij6716/
Norges6715/
Nortui6715/
Nartet6714/
Norsey6713/
Norsei6713/
Nartes6710/
Norces679/
Norgey678/
Ngorti678/
Noorji677/
Ngorce677/
Nortis676/
Narjee676/
Nortio676/
Nourty676/
Norsed675/
Naurte675/
Norzie675/
Norche675/
Norsit675/
Nartei674/
Nortiz674/
Ngarte673/
Narthe673/
Norger673/
Norgee673/
Nordji672/
Norses672/
Noorse672/
Nartye672/
Norzee672/
Naarte672/
Norzei671/
Norcee671/
Norgea671/
Northa671/
Nortsi671/
Nortoi671/
Noorge671/
Norshe671/
Norsse671/
Northi671/
Nortta671/
Ngorse671/
Nnorge671/
Nărtea671/
Nortyi671/
Naartjies671/
Nartte671/
Nartaj671/
Norcea671/
Noorta671/
Norsht671/
Norsie671/
Nortuy671/
Norzed671/
Norzer671/
Nosrti671/
Noirst670/
Nource670/
Norzes670/
Norrce670/
Norcey670/

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