Nap Surname

107,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nap Surname Definition:

Nickname for Napoleon. Hence, as a diminutive, Napkin.

Nap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,0071:8,4141,045
Papua New Guinea4951:16,4721,631
Cameroon3281:63,3208,055
Indonesia3171:417,19035,131
Romania3151:63,7397,673
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Panama1001:39,1232,088
Canada861:428,43737,472
India801:9,588,317188,446
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Taiwan421:558,2084,168
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England121:4,643,172139,951
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
China41:341,830,39216,990
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Ñap (1) are calculated separately.

Nap (2,907) may also be a first name.

Nap Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nickname for Napoleon. Hence, as a diminutive, Napkin.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Nap Last Name Facts

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

Nap (Hindi: नप, Oriya: ନାପ, Tibetan: རྣཔ།) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ñap. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nap? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,374th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,676,840 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Nap live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. Nap is also the 134,708th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 2,907 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,007 people, or 1 in 8,414. In The Netherlands Nap is most prevalent in: Utrecht, where 25 percent are found, Gelderland, where 20 percent are found and South Holland, where 18 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

Nap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nap has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 822 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nap Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nap surname are 30.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nap earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.4% less than the national average, earning R 201,036 per year; in United States they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning $40,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $51,585 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñap891/
Nape865,405/
Napp862,700/
Gnap86924/
Hnap86530/
Naip86353/
Nhap86246/
Ngap86235/
Neap86118/
Naup86100/
Napf8696/
Naps8683/
Naap8671/
Naph8620/
Natp867/
Nnap867/
Napt866/
Nadp865/
Nasp864/
Napz863/
Najp861/
Nahp861/
Nazp861/
Na80617,357/
Naupe75599/
Nappe75570/
Naspe75329/
Gnapp75157/
Napps75132/
Naape7595/
Naipe7591/
Naupp7557/
Naype7551/
Gnape7547/
Nahap7539/
Naphe7534/
Naiph7530/
Gnaps7514/
Naips7511/
Natpe758/
Napht758/
Nathp757/
Nazpe757/
Nheap756/
Ngaip756/
Nadph755/
Nahup755/
Nnapp754/
Napth754/
Nauph751/
Naupt751/
Nhaph751/
Naaph751/
Ngnap751/
'Nape751/
Napch751/
Nashp751/
Naphs751/
Najtp751/
Na'ap751/
Nattp751/
Neaps750/
Neape750/
Naapt750/
Nappp750/
Naz67293,759/
Nau6792,989/
Nai6782,857/
Nga6761,620/
Naj6751,661/
Nat6744,225/
Nas6738,017/
Nay6733,633/
Noa6729,895/
Nah6722,745/
Nna6715,572/
Nad6714,136/
Naa679,281/
Nađ679,067/
Nab677,585/
Nav674,607/
Nea674,194/
Nop671,603/
Hna67672/
Naç67319/
Gna67200/
Nôa67138/
Naï6743/
Naș6735/
Napova6721/
Nnaphe6717/
Gnappe6716/
Nahaph679/
Nayphe677/
Néa674/
Naş674/
Napová673/
Napowa673/
Napsch672/
Naddph671/
Neapeh671/
Naipeh671/
Naî671/
Naù671/
Nač671/
Ngnape671/
N'A671/
Nnabpe671/
÷Na671/

Nap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nap in the Tibetan language
རྣཔ།napa-
Nap in the Oriya language
ନାପnapa96
ନପnapa4
Nap in the Hindi language
नपnapa63.64
नापnapa36.36

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