Neefs Surname

229,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Neefs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neefs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,3731:8,3731,170
Netherlands2951:57,2459,855
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Qatar121:196,50026,891
France91:7,380,302306,885
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Neefs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neefs is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Neefs.

How Common Is The Last Name Neefs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 229,425th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,126,583 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Neefs reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 1,373 people, or 1 in 8,373. In Belgium Neefs is most common in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent live and Walloon Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Neefs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neefs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neefs Last Name Statistics demography

Neefs earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.57% more than the national average, earning $58,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nefs89391/
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Neew67109/
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Neyf673/
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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
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  • 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 Neefs
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