Nortman Surname

268,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,451 people bear this surname

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

Nortman Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'man from the North'.

Nortman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7591:71,3808,895
United States5301:683,88554,344
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
England231:2,422,52489,093
Israel211:407,50632,346
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Nortman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'man from the North'.

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Nortman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nortman (Russian: Нортман) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nortman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 268,888th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,022,430 people. The last name Nortman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Nortman reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 71,380. In South Africa Nortman is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 59 percent are found, North West, where 17 percent are found and Western Cape, where 7 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Nortman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nortman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 570 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nortman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nortman surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Nortman earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41.67% more than the national average, earning R 336,660 per year; in United States they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning $48,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.75% more than the national average, earning $60,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nortmann93579/
Noortman93424/
Northman93147/
Norttman930/
Northmann8827/
Noortmann8813/
Nordtmann886/
Nourthman884/
Noertmann884/
Nurtman8611/
Nartman866/
Nertman865/
Nortmon861/
Nartmann8013/
Nörtmann801/
Norttmam800/
Nortmannová781/
Northmont751/
Northmoon751/

Nortman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nortman in the Russian language
Нортманnortman-

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