Neig Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Neig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Neig (39) may also be a first name.

Neig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neig is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Neig is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Neig is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Neig reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 39 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 89 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found and Hesse, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and Pakistan, where 14 percent are found.

Neig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Neig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neig surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neigh89363/
Neigt8924/
Neigg891/
Neigs891/
Nig86372/
Neg86330/
Neijgh8012/
Neigue801/
Neag755,621/
Nigg752,931/
Nigh752,852/
Naig752,587/
Niog75888/
Neug75460/
Naeg75253/
Neyg75123/
Neik75101/
Nigs7535/
Noeg7532/
Nyeg7526/
Negt7523/
Ngig7515/
Nieg7515/
Ngeg7511/
Neic759/
Negh758/
Negg755/
Noig755/
Nigt754/
Hnig752/
Hneg752/
Neeg752/
Negp752/
Negx752/
Nesg752/
Nigz751/
Gneg751/
Nheg751/
Nikg751/
Gnig751/
Nigc751/
Neiq751/
Neqg751/
Negq751/
Nueg751/
Neigsch732/
Negue671,458/
Nigue671,028/
Nijgh67301/
Ngigh67137/
Neick67119/
Neike6795/
Hőnig6764/
Naieg6755/
Niyog6740/
Neyog6722/
Niyag6715/
Naweg6714/
Niggs6711/
Neheg6711/
Nehag6710/
Nayig679/
Nejeg678/
Naigh678/
Niyeg678/
Nojig678/
Naiag677/
Noweg677/
Nojeg677/
Neggs676/
Nihgt676/
Nijag676/
Neyag675/
Negsh675/
Nyegh675/
Ngegh675/
Naigt675/
Nheik674/
Nayeg674/
Nigsh674/
Naigk673/
Neiek673/
Najig672/
Niegh672/
Neugh672/
Neiks672/
Hneik672/
Neioc672/
Neagh671/
Najeg671/
Neuog671/
Gnegg671/
Neegh671/
Hønig671/
Ngnig671/
Ngoeg671/
Ngekg671/
Nnaig671/
Nigtt671/
Nijog671/
Niggh671/
Naisg671/
Neyik671/
Noyeg671/
Nishg671/
Negke670/
Nuigh670/
Neugg670/

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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 Neig
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