Nortey is used as a family name or surname in Ghana. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nortey
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ghana
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nortey

How popular is Nortey?

Nortey is common in Ghana.

Nortey is ranked 15728 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Norteies grew by 80.29197 per cent to 247 since 2000 and ranked 77522 after elevating 40016 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 93.93 92.7
Nortey is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ghana which signifies that it is originated from Ghana. Around 33423 people have been found who wears Nortey as their family name. Nortey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
214,847 Australia4
27,602 Nigeria4
90,215 Germany3
20,186 Kenya2
219,873 France2
18,035 Egypt2
24,766 Scotland2
897,276 Russia1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
18,969 Wales1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
62,864 New Zealand1
4,435 Togo1
81,201 Switzerland1
801 Cape Verde1
11,486 Estonia1
692 Guinea1
16,640 Hong Kong1
49,529 Israel1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
38,830 Morocco1
169,904 Brazil1
36,678 Singapore1
77,122 Sweden1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
89,676 Canada30
28,338 Norway20
29,040 Denmark15
86,938 Spain14
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Nortey:
15,555 England366
83,250 United States283
Countries with ten thousands of Nortey:
108 Ghana32,590
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Nortey Namesakes

  • Godfred Nortey, Actor
  • Nii Nortey Ashong, Soccer player
  • Nii Nortey Engmann, Film actor

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