Nants Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nants Surname Definition:

(Cornish), Valley, Brook. (variant: Trenance.)

Nants Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2291:35,6064,235
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Nants (133) may also be a first name.

Nants Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Cornish), Valley, Brook. (variant: Trenance.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Nants Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nants is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nants? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nants is the 1,025,894th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Nants reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 804,402nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 133 people.

Nants is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 35,606. In Papua New Guinea Nants is primarily concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 92 percent reside, National Capital District, where 6 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Nants is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Nants Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nants has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nants surname fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nants Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nants surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Nants earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.2% more than the national average, earning $56,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nantse9110/
Nant89401/
Ngnants836/
Gnantse831/
Nahants831/
Nante804,655/
Nantz802,247/
Neant80542/
Gnant80267/
Nannt80133/
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Nanth8069/
Ngant8016/
Naint8013/
Nandt8010/
Nonts807/
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Naunt804/
Naant802/
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Nantsova771/
Nahansts771/
Nainet732,714/
Gnandt73929/
Gnante73719/
Gnannt73137/
Nantze7397/
Nahant7392/
Nontse7358/
Nnante7335/
Nanthe7327/
Nanntt7311/
Nandse737/
Nantte734/
Naante733/
Nainte732/
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Naunte732/
Ngands731/
Neantz731/
Nand6799,271/
Nanz67781/
Namt67500/
Nontshe67336/
Nantowa67288/
Nont67108/
Nacente6757/
Nanc6733/
Gnatint6725/
Noinets6716/
Naãt675/
Nantche674/
Nasente674/
Gnanthe671/
Gnantte671/
Nanntte671/
Naineth671/
Gnan'te671/
Noynets671/
Natente671/
Nonthse671/
Nassent670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nants
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