Norwali Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Norwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Norwali (370) may also be a first name.

Norwali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Norwali has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Norwali? popularity and diffusion

The surname Norwali is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Norwali are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Norwali is also the 451,716th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 370 people.

Norwali is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia Norwali is most common in: Kelantan, where 86 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 14 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noorwali93848/
Norwalid931/
Norwala862/
Nurwali862/
Narwali861/
Noorwala8041/
Noorbali802/
Noorvali802/
Noorwale801/
Narwalia801/
Noorwaly801/
Noorwalla752/
Nurbali71104/
Narvali7145/
Narwale7123/
Narwala7120/
Nurwale7116/
Narbali7110/
Nurwala718/
Nuruali714/
Noorväli6723/
Narwaley679/
Norvalez678/
Nuorvala674/
Narvalli673/
Noorveli671/
Norballe671/
Narvalis671/
Norbouli671/
Nurbayli671/
Norvalle671/

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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 Norwali
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