Needles Surname

262,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Needles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Needles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3641:265,73225,019
Canada711:518,95243,932
England311:1,797,35772,927
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:148,13813,775

Needles (19) may also be a first name.

Needles Last Name Facts

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

Needles is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Needles? popularity and diffusion

The last name Needles is the 262,895th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,887,690 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Needles are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 19 people.

The surname Needles is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,364 people, or 1 in 265,732. In The United States Needles is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Needles exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Needles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Needles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Needles last name rose 402 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Needles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Needles are 13.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Needles earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $53,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Needless9321/
Needle921,964/
Nedles922/
Needls921/
Needler86775/
Needels86314/
Needley8637/
Neadles8613/
Neddles867/
Niedles861/
Needlze861/
Needlet860/
Nedle833/
Needells800/
Ngedle771,073/
Nedley77464/
Nedler77114/
Neadle7792/
Neidle7781/
Nadles7738/
Niedle7734/
Neddle7714/
Nedels773/
Needly773/
Nedils771/
Nedlea771/
Neidler71109/
Neadley7176/
Noddles7127/
Needlay7113/
Gnedler718/
Nedlett718/
Neydler716/
Neidley715/
Nedelle711/
Neadels711/
Neadlee710/
Neidlet710/
Neadlie710/
Neddler710/
Neadler710/
Neidels710/
Nedlley710/
Niedley710/
Neadele710/
Nedellec671,348/
Nidle6735/
Nydle6722/
Nedli676/
Nedly675/
Nedla673/
Neidelis671/
Needella671/

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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
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  • 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 Needles
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