Nørlyng Surname
5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark
Nørlyng Surname User-submission:
Nørlyng is a topographical surname. Nørlyng was a district in Northern Jutland in Denmark. And it means Heather from North.Nør = 'from north' and -lyng = 'heather'.In Germany and Sweden we spell it Närling.In the rest of the world Noerlyng or Norlyng.
Read More About This SurnameNørlyng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
Nørlyng Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Nørlyng is a topographical surname. Nørlyng was a district in Northern Jutland in Denmark. And it means Heather from North.Nør = 'from north' and -lyng = 'heather'.In Germany and Sweden we spell it Närling.In the rest of the world Noerlyng or Norlyng.
- anonymous submissionPhonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norlyng | 86 | 7 | / |
| Norlying | 80 | 1 | / |
| Norling | 71 | 4,970 | / |
| Nerling | 71 | 774 | / |
| Narleng | 71 | 423 | / |
| Narlong | 71 | 308 | / |
| Nörling | 71 | 108 | / |
| Nurlang | 71 | 36 | / |
| Närling | 71 | 25 | / |
| Nirling | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nurling | 71 | 16 | / |
| Narling | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nerlang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Norleng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Norlang | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nierling | 67 | 240 | / |
| Nehrling | 67 | 130 | / |
| Nuralang | 67 | 36 | / |
| Noerling | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nurilang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nierlang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nerhling | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neirling | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nøhrlind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nereling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niraling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noroling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neerling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knirling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nearling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knarling | 67 | 0 | / |
| Naroling | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nørlem | 62 | 132 | / |
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