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Surname Nortje (Nortje ) , globally, is quite a common last name. The cognomen Nortje is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, South Africa, and Lesotho, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, Namibia, and Zambia. Very seldom, Nortje is the forename as well as the last name.