Norwa Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Norwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 209 | 1:181,860 | 24,921 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Norwa (43) may also be a first name.
Norwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Norwa (Marathi: नोरवा) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,064,392nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. Norwa occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Norwa reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 43 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 181,860. Barring Poland it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Norwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Norwa in the Marathi language | ||
| नोरवा | norava | - |
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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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- 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 Norwa
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