Norðfoss Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Faroe Islands
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Norðfoss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Norðfoss Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Faroe Islands191:2,579298
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Norðfoss Last Name Facts

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

Norðfoss has its highest incidence in The Faroe Islands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norðfoss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Norðfoss is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Norðfoss live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most common in The Faroe Islands, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,579. Not including The Faroe Islands Norðfoss exists in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norfo77172/
Norfus7189/
Norfox711/
Norfast678/
Ngourfou635/
Norfa624/
Narfo623/
Norfah5721/
Norfat578/
Narfas574/
Ngorfa574/
Narvfo571/
Ngourfa532/
Norffad531/
Noorfaa531/
Noorfahd506/
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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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