Noryega Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Noryega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noryega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Noryega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Noryega has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Noryega click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noryega? popularity and diffusion

The surname Noryega is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Noryega are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Noryega is primarily concentrated in: Kasese District, where 50 percent live and Kiruhura District, where 50 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nooryega936/
Noriega86138,623/
Noreiga86999/
Noruega86200/
Noreaga8620/
Noraega862/
Norjega861/
Noreega860/
Norriega8070/
Noriegas8043/
Norruega8014/
Noreiega804/
Norreiga803/
Norieaga803/
Norieiga801/
Noriegaa801/
Nooriega801/
Norgeaga801/
Norreuega751/
Noriego71176/
Nuriega714/
Noriege714/
Nariega713/
Noreago710/
Naruyiga674/
Nooraiga671/
Narayaga671/
Naruyanga631/
Norajagad631/
Nareego574/
Narouga571/
Nariiga571/
Nourougo5331/
Narounga531/
Naariego531/
Naruyonga502/
Nareeingi501/
Nouraugou501/

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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
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  • 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 Noryega
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