Nee Surname

42,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Brunei

Nee Surname Definition:

Ó Niadh In Co. Galway this preserves the correct anglicized form Nee, but in Mayo it is sometimes Needham. MIF 193

Nee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0681:89,10010,026
Malaysia2,0541:14,3591,469
France6691:99,28714,540
England6471:86,1189,418
Germany6031:133,50816,273
Ireland5671:8,3051,162
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Pakistan4971:359,4447,050
Iran3521:218,13217,179
China2671:5,121,055460
India2191:3,502,58299,542
Brunei1761:2,379427
Indonesia1541:858,76164,655
Thailand1211:583,78899,456
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Australia891:303,32226,493
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
Canada791:466,40040,200
Sweden751:131,2909,286
Algeria741:522,04837,631
Belgium721:159,67622,068
Philippines691:1,467,221103,651
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Luxembourg371:15,6903,536
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Laos251:263,533260
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Malta181:23,9041,289
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8561:5,175869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3201:156,93314,423

The alternate forms: Née (94) are calculated separately.

Nee (28,318) may also be a first name.

Nee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Niadh In Co. Galway this preserves the correct anglicized form Nee, but in Mayo it is sometimes Needham. MIF 193

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Niadh In Co. Galway this preserves the correct anglicized form Nee, but in Mayo it is sometimes Needham. MIF 193

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(French) One who came from Nee (swamp), in France; one who worked on a ship, a sailor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Nee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nee (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻥ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Née. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,847th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 599,847 people. The surname Nee occurs mostly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Nee reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Nee is also the 29,149th most common first name in the world It is held by 28,318 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4,068 people, or 1 in 89,100. In The United States Nee is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Nee is found in 83 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Nee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nee surname increased 1,271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 840 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 34 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 277 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Nee are 11.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nee earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.43% more than the national average, earning $51,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $55,250 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Née8994/
Nees864,969/
Neer864,747/
Neye863,795/
Need861,487/
Neje861,049/
Neet86790/
Neep86401/
Neue86357/
Neie86355/
Nnee86228/
Neez8694/
Ne'e8645/
Neea8633/
Neeß8633/
Gnee8613/
Neae867/
Nhee864/
Neey862/
Neee862/
Neej861/
Ne8013,369/
Needs752,421/
Nayee752,031/
Nehez75405/
Nowee75389/
Najee75251/
Ngeye75234/
Neess75192/
Neech75156/
Gneed75124/
Nawee75109/
Nejez7586/
Neyez7581/
Neyeh7568/
Negie7549/
Neyes7548/
Neesh7532/
Nne'e7531/
Nijee7527/
Nneje7519/
Nuyee7518/
Ngeje7515/
Nejee7514/
Nneeh7514/
Neejo7512/
Nejeh7512/
Neije7512/
Ne'ea7512/
Gneye7512/
Nejie7511/
Naiee7510/
Hneez7510/
Hnees7510/
N'Eye759/
Nheed756/
Niyee756/
Needt756/
Neesz755/
Negge755/
Neuee755/
Hneed755/
Nneer754/
Neehr754/
Noyee754/
Nujee754/
Nauee753/
Neeyi753/
Neyee752/
Needd752/
Neeja752/
Neets752/
Neyed752/
Nneye752/
Neies752/
Neeaz752/
Nooee752/
Neeyo752/
Neesp751/
Neett751/
Nieje751/
Hneep751/
Hneye751/
Neyhe751/
Nheye751/
Ngeie751/
Neeaa751/
Nouee751/
Neieh751/
Neiez751/
Neeas751/
Ne'ee751/
Ngnee751/
Neyet751/
Neeia751/
Neyie751/
Neezt751/
Nuiee751/
Gneer751/
Gnees751/
Hneer751/
Neeat750/
Neeiy750/
Nie671,701,671/
Net6756,237/
Noe6753,898/
Nge6752,265/
Nye6724,594/
Neu6718,617/
Ney6714,122/
Nae6712,037/
Neh678,235/
Nes675,370/
Nei674,892/
Nea674,194/
Ned673,992/
Ner672,631/
Hne672,563/
Nep672,215/
Nue671,382/
Nhe671,079/
Neß67609/
Nje67556/
Nej67547/
Nez67504/
Nne67486/
Gne6743/
Neesth6732/
Nijjee6721/
Gneesh6717/
Nayeed6716/
Naajee6715/
Naawee6710/
Neggeh679/
Najeeh678/
Neeyaz675/
Nnejie675/
Neč675/
Needds675/
Needth675/
Neheth674/
Neć674/
Nohyee674/
Neeshh674/
Nauwee673/
Geenee673/
Nooyee673/
Neehha672/
Gnehie672/
Ngneje672/
Hneesh672/
Naiees672/
Neeyas671/
Nayees671/
Neueau671/
Nouyee671/
Noujee671/
Neioeh671/
Naieed671/
Noowee671/
Nojees671/
Najehe671/
Ngoiee671/
Ngehge671/
Ngejeh671/
Neş671/
Neţ671/
Neș671/
Gnehye671/
Neeyee671/
Nnoeye671/
Naieez671/
Nejeed671/
Neheha671/
Neehad671/
Ngneeh671/
Gneeha671/
Hnneeh671/
Hnujee671/
Hnuyee671/
Neyett670/
Neyess670/

Nee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nee in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻥan-

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