Norwest Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Norwest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norwest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Norwest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Norwest is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norwest? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 754,238th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Norwest live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Norwest is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Without taking into account Bangladesh Norwest exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Norwest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Norwest has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Norwest Last Name Statistics demography

Norwest earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning $19,525 USD per year.

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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 Norwest
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