Norways Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Norways Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norways Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Norways Last Name Facts

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

The surname Norways is found most in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Norways? popularity and diffusion

Norways is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Norways is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Norways reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Norways is most prevalent in: Cornwall, where 88 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account England Norways exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norwash868/
Norwaisz8014/
Norwaish806/
Noorwais801/
Narwas7742/
Norvas7711/
Norwis772/
Nurwas771/
Norwaisch751/
Norwisz7123/
Norbash7120/
Norwesh7118/
Norbais7114/
Norvaes7112/
Norwiss7110/
Narbays719/
Norvais718/
Narwash717/
Narvays715/
Norboys712/
Noorwaz712/
Norwish712/
Nasrwas711/
Noorbas711/
Narwase711/
Noorvash6753/
Narvayes6747/
Noorbash6745/
Narwoysz6721/
Nourbash6716/
Noorwaiz6712/
Narvaysh675/
Norvaiss674/
Narbayes673/
Nourvash671/
Narwajsz671/
Narvayse671/
Norwojsz671/
Norwoisz671/
Norwuist671/

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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 Norways
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