Norwie Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Norwie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norwie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Norwie (71) may also be a first name.

Norwie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Norwie is found most in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Norwie.

How Common Is The Last Name Norwie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Norwie are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 71 people.

The surname Norwie is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa Norwie is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Free State, where 23 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in Singapore, where 3 percent live.

Norwie Last Name Statistics demography

Norwie earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.76% more than the national average, earning R 279,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norrwie9212/
Norwi9166/
Norwe913/
Norbie8370/
Norwey837/
Norwai836/
Noorwi835/
Norweh832/
Norvie831/
Norwei831/
Norwii831/
Norwoi831/
Norwitt7725/
Norwisz7723/
Norwesh7718/
Norwiss7710/
Noorwwi771/
Ngorwei771/
Norweed771/
Norvier771/
Norbe732,050/
Narwi73478/
Norwa73234/
Norbi73115/
Norve7382/
Nerwi7341/
Nurwi7316/
Norvi7310/
Narwe737/
Norue736/
Norui732/
Nerwe731/
Norwy730/
Norwaisz7114/
Noorwaiz7112/
Norwaish716/
Noorweez711/
Noorwais711/
Norwoisz711/
Norwuist711/
Narwaiye711/
Norway67492/
Norvez67274/
Norbye67211/
Narwid67163/
Norvet6760/
Nourvi6748/
Noorbi6748/
Norbey6736/
Norvid6732/
Nerwai6731/
Norvio6731/
Norvey6721/
Nourbi6721/
Norvis6719/
Norves6718/
Narwei6717/
Noorbe6717/
Nerwey6716/
Narvie6715/
Narwji6715/
Norrvi6712/
Norbei6710/
Noorvi677/
Narbie677/
Nervie676/
Narwai675/
Narweh674/
Norved674/
Norvit673/
Norbee673/
Norbai673/
Noorwa673/
Nnorue672/
Noroue672/
Norwaisch671/
Nurwai671/
Nurwit671/
Narwed671/
Nhorwa671/
Norbih671/
Norver671/
Nnorwa671/
Norveh671/
Norvei671/
Naruie671/
Norwijaya671/
Norvea671/

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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 Norwie
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