Napkin Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Napkin Surname Definition:

Many years since a Sussex foundling, who had been exposed in a napkin near a brook, received the designation of Napkin Brooker. Whether the surname originated in some similar manner I cannot say.

Napkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Napkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Many years since a Sussex foundling, who had been exposed in a napkin near a brook, received the designation of Napkin Brooker. Whether the surname originated in some similar manner I cannot say.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Napkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Napkin (Russian: Напкин) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Napkin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Napkin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Napkin are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Napkin is primarily found in: Texas, where 57 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and New Jersey, where 14 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 24 percent reside and The Marshall Islands, where 10 percent reside.

Napkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Napkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Napkin surname expanded 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Napkin Last Name Statistics demography

Napkin earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Napking929/
Napkina922/
Naupkin920/
Napken8323/
Nepkin8313/
Navkin834/
Nopkin830/
Nabkina772/
Napkgne771/
Novkin6730/
Nepken672/
Nopkeng62138/
Napchen6211/
Nephken621/
Neibkin620/
Nahavkyn573/
Novkyn504/

Napkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Napkin in the Russian language
Напкинnapkin-

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