Neethling Surname

55,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Neethling Surname Definition:

“One in Need”. Old German name derived from word “Not” (Nood in Afrikaans).

Neethling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,7401:6,199791
England1501:371,45426,286
Australia651:415,31833,226
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Namibia421:57,3676,674
Canada401:921,14070,350
United States401:9,061,473385,835
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France41:16,605,680368,153
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Neethling (38) may also be a first name.

Neethling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“One in Need”. Old German name derived from word “Not” (Nood in Afrikaans).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Neethling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neethling is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Neethling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neethling? popularity and diffusion

Neethling is the 55,046th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 788,866 people. Neethling is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Neethling live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 38 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 8,740 people, or 1 in 6,199. In South Africa Neethling is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 39 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Neethling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Neethling surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

The amount Neethling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.11% more than the national average, earning R 368,604 per year; in United States they earn 20.79% less than the national average, earning $34,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $51,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neeathling958/
Neethlingh952/
Neetling9432/
Nethling943/
Noethling8930/
Neathling8917/
Neettling891/
Neehtling891/
Nehling88122/
Neeling8872/
Netling8841/
Nethlin882/
Nothling82387/
Nöthling82312/
Nietling82154/
Nettling82138/
Neitling8295/
Noetling8218/
Neelings8215/
Nestling824/
Neutling822/
Neihling820/
Neelin80144/
Nehlin80107/
Neling8020/
Netlin8016/
Nöthlings7849/
Noettling781/
Neethleen781/
Neutgling780/
Neuling75584/
Nieling75325/
Nesling75178/
Neiling75149/
Nealing7520/
Nötling7516/
Nétling7516/
Netlink756/
Notling753/
Ngeling753/
Nejling753/
Neuhlin753/
Nestlin752/
Natling751/
Nethlyn751/
Nelhing751/
Ngeelin751/
Nettlin750/
Nelings750/
Nelin711,062/
Nöttling7161/
Nottling7151/
Nealings7150/
Neilhing7123/
Neitlinc711/
Nethleen711/
Neilings710/
Neisling710/
Neelen67770/
Nelina67701/
Nehlen67114/
Neleng67108/
Nelien6782/
Neillings6774/
Neslin6772/
Niling6760/
Neylin6756/
Nielin6751/
Nyhlin6730/
Nealin6726/
Nyling6720/
Neulin677/
Neilin677/
Neelim677/
Nelion675/
Nelgin671/
Nottlling671/
Nhleng671/

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