Necton Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Portugal

Necton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Necton Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Necton (263) may also be a first name.

Necton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Necton is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Necton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Necton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Necton occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Necton reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 548,616th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 263 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. Apart from Uganda Necton is found in one country. It is also common in Portugal, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nectoune861/
Nekton8323/
Nicton832/
Nectom832/
Nectan831/
Negton830/
Nickton772/
Nechtan771/
Niektoń621/
Niktonova533/
Niktan5010/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Necton
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