Nefs Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nefs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nefs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2911:58,0329,981
Turkey421:1,852,89166,380
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nefs Last Name Facts

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

Nefs has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nefs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 738,530th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. The surname Nefs is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Nefs reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 58,032. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 84 percent live, South Holland, where 12 percent live and Zeeland, where 2 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Nefs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nefs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nefs surname rose 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nefs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nefs surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nefs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% less than the national average, earning $44,484 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neefs891,766/
Neffs894/
Nefsj891/
Nefse891/
Neifs890/
Nef862,839/
Neeffs8041/
Neff7542,513/
Neef755,845/
Nafs751,386/
Neft75724/
Nief75554/
News75396/
Neuf75348/
Nehf75253/
Neif75246/
Nefe75217/
Nepf75162/
Nofs75123/
Neaf75116/
Nevs7520/
Nesf7514/
Nhef7511/
Ngef7510/
Nebs759/
Neyf753/
Nefh752/
Nifs752/
Nefx751/
Njfs751/
Nnef751/
Newf751/
Nevse675,769/
Neffe67549/
Neiff67428/
Naafs67403/
Neefe67383/
Neeff67356/
Neeft67274/
Nafsh67261/
Hneef67216/
Neife67158/
Gnepf67121/
Noffs6778/
Neuff6725/
Newse6722/
Hneif6714/
Neews6710/
Nheef678/
Neift677/
Neefh673/
Neshf672/
Neuhf672/
Neevs672/
Nedft672/
Neavs671/
Neesf671/
Neabs671/
Naifs671/
Nezfe671/
Neftd671/
Gnefe671/
Nyfes671/
Nieff671/
Neyfe671/
Naffs671/
Hneff671/
Nettf671/
Newsp671/
Neyff671/
Niefz671/
Nhefe671/
Neiws671/
Nevss671/
Hneaf671/
Nejff671/
Neaff670/
Niffs670/
Nofsz670/
Neebs670/
Newff670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nefs
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