Norwak Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Norwak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norwak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Norwak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Norwak is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Norwak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Norwak is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Norwak reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Norwak is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 90 percent are found and Surrey, where 10 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Norwak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Norwak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Norwak last name decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noorwak921/
Norwack920/
Norbak83113/
Norvak832/
Norwag831/
Norbakk7752/
Norbakh7727/
Norvack7710/
Norwook772/
Nooruak771/
Norwock771/
Norrback71217/
Narvak672/
Norvag671/
Naruak671/
Norvok670/
Norvock6230/
Nurvaik628/
Norbagh621/
Nurback621/
Norweigh571/
Narbag5025/
Nervac501/
Naruag501/
Narvag501/
Norbog501/
Norboc500/

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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 Norwak
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis