Neap Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Neap Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) an abnormal form from Latin nepos, a grandson, also a nephew: cp. Neave, Neve.

Henry le Nep.—Hundred Rolls Hugh Nepos.—do.

Cp. the common French Le Nepveu.

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Neap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1111:73,4579,617
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Neap (45) may also be a first name.

Neap Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) an abnormal form from Latin nepos, a grandson, also a nephew: cp. Neave, Neve.

Henry le Nep.—Hundred Rolls Hugh Nepos.—do.

Cp. the common French Le Nepveu. (Scandinavian) Dweller at a Peak [Old Norse gnípa]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Neap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neap (Russian: Неап) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neap? popularity and diffusion

The last name Neap is the 1,674,734th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Neap occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Neap live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Neap is also the 1,504,468th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 73,457. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: National Capital District, where 38 percent live, Enga, where 27 percent live and Jiwaka, where 20 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Neap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neap has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngeap8916/
Neyap8915/
Neiap898/
Nheap896/
Nejap893/
Nehap892/
Neaps890/
Neape890/
Nap864,346/
Nea864,194/
Nep862,215/
Neapeh801/
Neiyap801/
Ngeyap801/
Ngehap801/
Neyape801/
Neya7524,302/
Neha7518,373/
Neja759,869/
Nape755,405/
Napp752,700/
Neaz751,724/
Neas751,621/
Neat751,426/
Ngea751,225/
Nead751,145/
Gnap75924/
Nhea75753/
Nepe75713/
Nyap75683/
Nepp75603/
Neah75577/
Hnap75530/
Neep75401/
Naip75353/
Nhap75246/
Ngap75235/
Njap75215/
Neia75166/
Nepf75162/
Neph75161/
Nhep75149/
Niap75145/
Neps75126/
Nyep75118/
Naup75100/
Napf7596/
Naps7583/
Hnep7580/
Naap7571/
Ngep7553/
Neea7533/
Naph7520/
Neup7520/
Noep7520/
Niep7516/
Gnep7515/
Niea7514/
Neab7514/
Nuep7513/
Gnea7512/
Naep7512/
Neua758/
Neav757/
Neae757/
Neip757/
Natp757/
Nnap757/
Nept756/
Napt756/
Nadp755/
Nasp754/
Neop754/
Napz753/
Hnea752/
Nepz752/
Nejp752/
Nnep752/
Nnea751/
Neđa751/
Nesp751/
Nehp751/
Neșa751/
Șnep751/
Najp751/
Nahp751/
Nezp751/
Nazp751/
Na67617,357/
Ne6713,369/
Neyaz671,561/
Ngeya671,421/
Nayep67941/
Nheya67765/
Nhiep67705/
Neyas67653/
Nappe67570/
Nehab67539/
Nijap67497/
Neads67404/
Neipp67318/
Ngiap67284/
Neias67267/
Nehah67263/
Najip67243/
Neepe67199/
Gnapp67157/
Nayap67152/
Nayip67138/
Napps67132/
Ngeab67122/
Gnepf67121/
Neach67108/
Nejah67108/
Naape6795/
Neppe6789/
Gnepe6781/
Neuah6767/
Naupp6757/
Neyat6750/
Gnape6747/
Nayup6744/
Nahap6739/
Ngeha6738/
Neyah6736/
Naphe6734/
Naiip6733/
Noyap6731/
Naiph6730/
Nepås6730/
Neatt6727/
Najap6727/
Nyiep6727/
Neasz6726/
Nehia6726/
Neyab6724/
Naiep6722/
Nojep6721/
Najep6720/
Neash6719/
Nyaph6718/
Neats6717/
Niape6717/
Ngeja6716/
Neeps6716/
Gnepp6714/
Gnaps6714/
Neova6713/
Nieja6712/
Ne'ea6712/
Neyaa6711/
Naips6711/
Nepps6710/
Niepp6710/
Neiaz6710/
Neast679/
Gneya679/
Noyep679/
Napht678/
Hneah678/
Nowep678/
Nathp677/
Nyiap677/
Neuha677/
Njape677/
Njiap676/
Ngaip676/
Nohea676/
Nejab675/
Nadph675/
Neiah675/
Nneja675/
Neowa675/
Nahup675/
Najup675/
Nihap675/
Nawep675/
Nnapp674/
Nephe674/
Neyad674/
Neipe674/
Nejaa674/
Ngeep674/
Napth674/
Nehya673/
Nayop673/
Nieah673/
Noeya673/
Nieya673/
Nheup672/
Neahs672/
Neeja672/
Neass672/
Niyap672/
Neyha672/
Neeaz672/
Gneja672/
Njaph672/
Nojap672/
Nauph671/
Neesp671/
Naupt671/
Neabs671/
Neasd671/
Neaua671/
Nettp671/
Neyav671/
Neope671/
Nhaph671/
Nheav671/
Nhept671/
Hneep671/
Gneat671/
Nneya671/
Naaph671/
Nyhap671/
Neeaa671/
Neiau671/
Nepsz671/
Neeab671/
Neeas671/
Ngnap671/
Neyip671/
N'Yap671/
Njhap671/
Noepp671/
Nuțea671/
Nyapp671/
'Nape671/
Ngoep671/
Neeia671/
Napch671/
Nashp671/
Neahd671/
Nieia671/
Naphs671/
Najtp671/
Na'ap671/
Nyaap671/
Nejau671/
Neyau671/
Neyop671/
Nattp671/
Nijep671/
Hneya671/
Naepp670/
Nhepp670/
Naapt670/
Nappp670/
Neeat670/
Neips670/

Neap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neap in the Russian language
Неапneap-

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