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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Nap? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 107,374th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,676,840 people. The last name Nap occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Nap are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 134,708th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 2,907 people.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,007 people, or 1 in 8,414. In The Netherlands Nap is most prevalent in: Utrecht, where 25 percent live, Gelderland, where 20 percent live and South Holland, where 18 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Nap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nap has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nap surname rose 822 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nap Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nap last name are 30.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.42% being registered with the 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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