Norðoy Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Norðoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faroe Islands | 24 | 1:2,042 | 236 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Noroy (173) are calculated separately.
Norðoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norðoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Norðoy is held by more people in The Faroe Islands than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Noroy. For other potential spellings of Norðoy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norðoy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Norðoy reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The Faroe Islands, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,042. Besides The Faroe Islands Norðoy is found in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Norðoy
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