Norðfoss Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Norðfoss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faroe Islands | 19 | 1:2,579 | 298 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Norðfoss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norðfoss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Norðfoss is borne by more people in The Faroe Islands than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Norðfoss click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norðfoss? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Norðfoss reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequently used in The Faroe Islands, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,579. Beside The Faroe Islands this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 5 percent live.
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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 Norðfoss
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