Napp Surname

161,311th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Napp Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Knappi; nickname from the Flemish-Dutch, Knapp; from the German, Knapp, Knabe, Knappe, Knaps, Knop, Knopping; a personal name.

Napp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1881:67,7668,663
United States8681:417,57936,242
Brazil2061:1,039,19636,605
Estonia1041:12,7101,932
England891:626,04636,944
Argentina601:712,39048,679
France531:1,253,259128,888
India211:36,526,923420,161
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:247,38320,545

Napp (18) may also be a first name.

Napp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Knappi; nickname from the Flemish-Dutch, Knapp; from the German, Knapp, Knabe, Knappe, Knaps, Knop, Knopping; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Napp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Napp (Russian: Напп) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Napp? popularity and diffusion

The surname Napp is the 161,311th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,699,091 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Napp live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. Napp is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,188 people, or 1 in 67,766. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 38 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Napp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Napp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Napp surname rose 428 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 1 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Napp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Napp last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Napp surname are 14.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Napp earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $44,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning $49,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nappe89570/
Gnapp89157/
Napps89132/
Naupp8957/
Nnapp894/
Nappp890/
Nap864,346/
Gnappe8016/
Nape755,405/
Gnap75924/
Hnap75530/
Nopp75511/
Naip75353/
Nhap75246/
Ngap75235/
Neap75118/
Naup75100/
Napf7596/
Naps7583/
Naap7571/
Naph7520/
Natp757/
Nnap757/
Napt756/
Nadp755/
Nasp754/
Napz753/
Nazp751/
Najp751/
Nahp751/
Na67617,357/
Noppe672,578/
Naupe67599/
Naspe67329/
Neipp67318/
Naape6795/
Naipe6791/
Naype6751/
Gnape6747/
Nahap6739/
Naphe6734/
Naiph6730/
Gnaps6714/
Naips6711/
Napht678/
Natpe678/
Nopph677/
Nathp677/
Nazpe677/
Nheap676/
Ngaip676/
Nadph675/
Nahup675/
Napth674/
Na'ap671/
Nauph671/
Naupt671/
Nhaph671/
Naaph671/
Ngnap671/
'Nape671/
Ngopp671/
Napch671/
Nashp671/
Naphs671/
Najtp671/
Nattp671/
Naapt670/
Neaps670/
Neape670/

Napp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Napp in the Russian language
Наппnapp-

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