Nefkens Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nefkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nefkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4401:38,3806,487
Belgium161:718,54060,840
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Nefkens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nefkens occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nefkens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 638,206th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,277,874 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Nefkens reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Nefkens is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 440 people, or 1 in 38,380. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 22 percent are found, Limburg, where 19 percent are found and North Brabant, where 17 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Nefkens Last Name Statistics demography

Nefkens earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neufkens93158/
Neefkens931/
Nvikenas677/
Navikenas636/
Nawkins572/
Novkins571/
Navikonis5013/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nefkens
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