Nairns Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Nairns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nairns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:3,698,561204,970
England421:1,326,62059,571
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland281:133,6865,889
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nairns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nairns is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nairns? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nairns is the 1,267,784th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Nairns reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 33 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 28 percent are found and Oregon, where 16 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Scotland, where 20 percent are found.

Nairns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nairns has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 9,800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 420 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nairns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nairns surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.89% registered with the party.

Nairns earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.28% less than the national average, earning $42,596 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Narns911/
Nirns911/
Narens83176/
Narins83139/
Nirens8354/
Nearns8326/
Narnst8315/
Nairnz831/
Narensh7724/
Natrins7717/
Narense776/
Nierens775/
Nearens771/
Narnz731/
Nerns730/
Natrynsh711/
Narinç671,520/
Narinx67228/
Nernæs6732/
Nernst6717/
Nirenz673/
Nerins673/
Nerens672/
Narenz671/
Neurns670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nairns
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