Neck Surname

280,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Neck Surname Definition:

Probably a topographical term, meaning an isthmus.

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Neck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Germany3011:267,46028,463
Australia1661:162,62516,859
England1141:488,75531,416
Iran641:1,199,72751,798
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
France341:1,953,609166,012
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Wales231:134,5459,804
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Austria101:851,54467,454
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1431:170,45714,424
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Neck (324) may also be a first name.

Neck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably a topographical term, meaning an isthmus.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Nick.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

'Neck' (Old English) for some oddity of it.

- helenr

Neck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neck (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻚ, Hindi: नेक, Marathi: नेक) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Neck? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 280,606th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,296,182 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Neck are found; 29 percent are found in Western Europe and 26 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Neck is also the 487,350th most frequent given name internationally, held by 324 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 1,059,821. In The United States it is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 32 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and South Dakota, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Neck exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Neck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neck last name grew 590 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Neck surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Neck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.51% less than the national average, earning R 81,972 per year; in United States they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $46,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $47,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Necke89582/
Neeck89141/
Neick89119/
Neack8925/
Gneck899/
Nieck893/
Nesck892/
Neckx892/
Hneck891/
Neckh891/
Nneck891/
Nek865,699/
Nec86524/
Neeckx80159/
Neecke8065/
Nescke8031/
Neicke8013/
Hneick802/
Nick7538,292/
Neke753,408/
Ngek753,201/
Neek751,220/
Nekh75828/
Niec75595/
Neak75361/
Nhek75267/
Neuk75196/
Niek75163/
Neik75101/
Nehk7584/
Nyck7538/
Neuc7532/
Näck7515/
Nnek7512/
Neic759/
Nejc757/
Nekk755/
Nekp754/
Neac753/
Nect752/
Nhck752/
Nedc752/
Hnek751/
Necş751/
Neyk751/
Necp751/
Nexc751/
Njck751/
Ngec751/
Nhec751/
Neschke7336/
H'Neick734/
D'Neick731/
Gneyzck731/
Neitcke730/
Naick671,129/
Nicke67819/
Nneke67729/
Neike6795/
Näcke6780/
Nheke6765/
Nyock6758/
Neeke6742/
Nayck6728/
Noick6725/
Nheuk678/
Neake677/
Nickø677/
Nekså677/
Neacs676/
'Neke676/
Nheik674/
Neact674/
Nekkø674/
Nicck673/
Hønnecke673/
Nønnecke673/
Näckå673/
Nehke672/
Neiks672/
Hneke672/
Hneik672/
Nektå672/
Noeyk672/
Nedke671/
Nehec671/
Netkt671/
Neyke671/
Hnect671/
Nojck671/
Necșe671/
Ngekg671/
Nickk671/
Neakk671/
Nekhe671/
Niejk671/
Nexcq671/
Nehks671/
Neehk671/
Nuick671/
Noyck670/
Negke670/
Nickh670/
Necss670/

Neck Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neck in the Hindi language
नेकneka-
Neck in the Marathi language
नेकneka-
Neck in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻚalnk53.33
ﺍﻧﻚank46.67

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