Nørlem Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Nørlem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nørlem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1301:43,4214,523
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Nørlem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nørlem occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nørlem.

How Common Is The Last Name Nørlem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Nørlem live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Nørlem is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 43,421. In Denmark Nørlem is most common in: Central Denmark Region, where 30 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 23 percent reside. Barring Denmark Nørlem is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 1 percent reside and Rwanda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norlem8345/
Narlem832/
Nerlem831/
Nørholm77303/
Nuralem7717/
Norilem771/
Narilem771/
Noerlem771/
Nairlem771/
Nurhalem717/
Knierlem715/
Narialem711/
Niralema711/
Neroleme711/
Naraalem711/
Nurlim6774/
Nurlam6750/
Nirlam6744/
Narlam6726/
Nrholm678/
Nurulm678/
Nuralm678/
Narlim677/
Norlam674/
Noralm674/
Nerlam673/
Nwrhleemh672/
Norlim672/
Neeraleem671/
Nyorialem671/
Norileima671/
Norhlm670/
Nørlyng6213/
Nøhrlind571/

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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
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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 Nørlem
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