Napping Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Napping Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Napping Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Näpping (8) are calculated separately.

Napping Last Name Facts

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

The surname Napping occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Näpping. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Napping? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Napping live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Napping is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England Napping is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account England it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Napping Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Napping has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Näpping958/
Nappin92212/
Naping92158/
Ngaping8693/
Napieng8614/
Nappina862/
Naiping861/
Nappien860/
Napin83261/
Ngauping801/
Ngaiping801/
Nappen77157/
Napina7788/
Noping7758/
Napion7750/
Naipin7716/
Napeng7713/
Naspin779/
Ngapin775/
Napien774/
Naupin773/
Neping773/
Napuin771/
Napind771/
Napn734/
Nouping71120/
Napaeng7111/
Neiping718/
Nashpin711/
Naipeng711/
Ngoping711/
Napen67273/
Nopin67150/
Napim6728/
Noppn673/
Naipaeng671/
Ngapn671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Napping
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