Norwi Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Norwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383

Norwi (65) may also be a first name.

Norwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Norwi is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Norwi.

How Common Is The Last Name Norwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Norwi is the 2,352,516th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. Norwi is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Norwi reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,212,820th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 65 people.

It is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 546,189. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Pahang, where 54 percent live, Negeri Sembilan, where 17 percent live and Terengganu, where 11 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norwie9136/
Norwai916/
Noorwi915/
Norwei911/
Norwii911/
Norwoi911/
Norwitt8325/
Norwisz8323/
Norrwie8312/
Norwiss8310/
Ngorwei831/
Noorwwi831/
Narwi80478/
Norwa80234/
Norbi80115/
Nerwi8041/
Nurwi8016/
Norvi8010/
Norwe803/
Norui802/
Norwy800/
Norwaisz7714/
Noorwaiz7712/
Norwaish776/
Norwuist771/
Noorwais771/
Norwoisz771/
Norway73492/
Narwid73163/
Noorbi7348/
Nourvi7348/
Norvid7332/
Nerwai7331/
Norvio7331/
Nourbi7321/
Norvis7319/
Narwei7317/
Norrvi7312/
Norbei7310/
Norwey737/
Noorvi737/
Narwai735/
Norbai733/
Norvit733/
Noorwa733/
Norweh732/
Nnorwa731/
Norvei731/
Norbih731/
Norvie731/
Nhorwa731/
Nurwit731/
Nurwai731/
Norwaisch711/
Norvish6733/
Norouhi6727/
Norvich6720/
Narwich6719/
Norwesh6718/
Norvais678/
Norvaiz675/
Norvaiš674/
Noorbhi672/
Noorbai671/
Nnoorbi671/
Norbhai671/
Norruis671/
Norrvis671/
Narwisz671/
Norweed671/
Naharwi671/
Narwish671/
Narwith670/
Norviss670/

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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 Norwi
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