Nachtwey Surname

276,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nachtwey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nachtwey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0561:76,2369,657
United States3151:1,150,66382,561
Austria131:655,03358,041
France101:6,642,272293,169
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Nachtwey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nachtwey is found most in Germany. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nachtwey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 276,073rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,186,865 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Nachtwey are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Nachtwey is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,056 people, or 1 in 76,236. In Germany it is most common in: Thuringia, where 25 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live. Outside of Germany Nachtwey exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Nachtwey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nachtwey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nachtwey surname increased 2,864 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nachtwey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nachtwey last name are 36.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.95% being registered with the party.

Nachtwey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning $45,895 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nachtweyh9416/
Nachtweye940/
Nachtweh8885/
Nachtway8832/
Nachtwei8822/
Nechtwey881/
Nachtweih82145/
Nachtweij8244/
Nachtweith783/
Nachtweihe783/
Nachtweich780/
Nachtuet750/
Nachtwich710/

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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
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  • 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 Nachtwey
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