Need Surname
Approximately 1,487 people bear this surname
Need Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eade' or 'Eede' (v. Edes, Eades, and Ede); nick. Nead, Need; gen. Needs, or Neads, or Needes; compare Neddy, Nibbs, Nopps, Nabbs, &c. Although I have no actual proof, I am confident that this is the derivation of the surname.
Read More About This SurnameNeed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 395 | 1:141,058 | 13,696 |
| United States | 363 | 1:998,509 | 73,813 |
| Iran | 157 | 1:489,061 | 29,269 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Australia | 130 | 1:207,659 | 20,175 |
| Netherlands | 84 | 1:201,038 | 27,835 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 227 | 1:107,380 | 10,631 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:265,707 | 21,729 |
Need (640) may also be a first name.
Need Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eade' or 'Eede' (v. Edes, Eades, and Ede); nick. Nead, Need; gen. Needs, or Neads, or Needes; compare Neddy, Nibbs, Nopps, Nabbs, &c. Although I have no actual proof, I am confident that this is the derivation of the surname. Ede or Eade was one of the most popular fontnames in the hereditary surname period. My first two instances are strongly confirmatory of this view:
1678. Baptised — Mary, d. Richard Nede: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1681. Married — William Smith and Barbara Nedes: ibid.
1720. — Charles Smith and Rachael Needs: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1717. Baptised — Susannah, d. William Need: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1780. Married — William Need and Mary Long: St. George, Hanover Square.
V. Nead.
Need Demographics
Average Male Need Height
176.12 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Need Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Need Come From? nationality or country of origin
Need is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Need.
How Common Is The Last Name Need? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 263,444th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,900,838 people. Need occurs predominantly in Europe, where 35 percent of Need reside; 28 percent reside in Northern Europe and 28 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 328,833rd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 640 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 395 people, or 1 in 141,058. In England Need is most common in: West Midlands, where 23 percent live, Merseyside, where 11 percent live and Cheshire, where 10 percent live. Excluding England this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Iran, where 11 percent live.
Need Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Need has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 192 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Need Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Need last name are 13.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.66% being registered with the political party.
The amount Need earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.69% less than the national average, earning R 48,276 per year and in United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,092 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needs | 89 | 2,421 | / |
| Gneed | 89 | 124 | / |
| Nheed | 89 | 6 | / |
| Needt | 89 | 6 | / |
| Hneed | 89 | 5 | / |
| Needd | 89 | 2 | / |
| Neyed | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nejed | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nee | 86 | 12,149 | / |
| Ned | 86 | 3,992 | / |
| Naweed | 80 | 1,165 | / |
| Najeed | 80 | 214 | / |
| Nayeed | 80 | 16 | / |
| Noweed | 80 | 8 | / |
| Needds | 80 | 5 | / |
| Needth | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nujeed | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nojeed | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naieed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nejeed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neheed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neehad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neeads | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nees | 75 | 4,969 | / |
| Neer | 75 | 4,747 | / |
| Nedd | 75 | 3,682 | / |
| Nied | 75 | 2,768 | / |
| Nete | 75 | 1,814 | / |
| Nead | 75 | 1,145 | / |
| Neid | 75 | 853 | / |
| Neet | 75 | 790 | / |
| Neep | 75 | 401 | / |
| Nejd | 75 | 286 | / |
| Nnee | 75 | 228 | / |
| Hned | 75 | 222 | / |
| Noed | 75 | 128 | / |
| Neds | 75 | 102 | / |
| Neez | 75 | 94 | / |
| Gned | 75 | 82 | / |
| Nhed | 75 | 76 | / |
| Ne'e | 75 | 45 | / |
| Naed | 75 | 43 | / |
| Neea | 75 | 33 | / |
| Neeß | 75 | 33 | / |
| Nged | 75 | 24 | / |
| Neyd | 75 | 22 | / |
| Nedz | 75 | 16 | / |
| Neud | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gnee | 75 | 13 | / |
| Nned | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nyed | 75 | 9 | / |
| Neae | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nued | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nedh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nedt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nhee | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nesd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Neey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Neee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Neej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Noiheed | 73 | 11 | / |
| Noyheed | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hnuheed | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nouheed | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nooheed | 73 | 2 | / |
| Needova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naheedd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naheehd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nejad | 67 | 43,081 | / |
| Ne | 67 | 13,369 | / |
| Nehad | 67 | 3,619 | / |
| Nhete | 67 | 2,998 | / |
| Neate | 67 | 2,637 | / |
| Nette | 67 | 1,130 | / |
| Neste | 67 | 685 | / |
| Nethe | 67 | 616 | / |
| Najed | 67 | 603 | / |
| Nayed | 67 | 474 | / |
| Nehez | 67 | 405 | / |
| Neads | 67 | 404 | / |
| Niedt | 67 | 297 | / |
| Nnete | 67 | 287 | / |
| Neite | 67 | 260 | / |
| Nawed | 67 | 237 | / |
| Neute | 67 | 215 | / |
| Neidt | 67 | 214 | / |
| Hneid | 67 | 205 | / |
| Neess | 67 | 192 | / |
| Noyed | 67 | 176 | / |
| Neech | 67 | 156 | / |
| Neudt | 67 | 70 | / |
| 'Nete | 67 | 70 | / |
| Neyte | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nedds | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nehyd | 67 | 39 | / |
| Neydt | 67 | 34 | / |
| Neesh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nne'e | 67 | 31 | / |
| Niyed | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gnedt | 67 | 27 | / |
| Neijd | 67 | 27 | / |
| Neeth | 67 | 25 | / |
| Naedh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gnete | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nneeh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Naied | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ånhed | 67 | 13 | / |
| Neije | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nuied | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hneez | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hnees | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nejet | 67 | 8 | / |
| Neete | 67 | 7 | / |
| Neesz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nethd | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neuet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyied | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gneid | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neyad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nneer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neuds | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neehr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neujd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nojed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neids | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noied | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neets | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nijed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nejid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nooee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neesp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neasd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hneep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noued | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naedd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nedås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ne'ee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neşte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nește | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neahd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neddh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neezt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhaed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gneer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hneer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnooheed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neeat | 67 | 0 | / |
| Naedt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neudd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neeiy | 67 | 0 | / |
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