Nemec Surname

32,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Nemec Surname User-submission:

The Nemec surname refers to a person, who has come from Germany (Slovenian Nemčija).

Nemec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5311:79,9959,111
Czechia4,0351:2,635194
Slovakia2,1221:2,515107
Slovenia1,8181:1,36897
Austria1,5121:5,632657
Croatia6921:6,111855
Germany4611:174,63220,526
Canada2081:177,14217,704
Australia1471:183,64418,462
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
France1111:598,40379,437
Russia871:1,656,587109,852
Poland821:463,52146,884
Serbia731:97,8767,906
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
England541:1,031,81650,675
Kazakhstan501:353,65028,520
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Belarus161:593,81652,198
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Norway101:514,22941,629
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Némec (3), Ñemec (1) & Něměc (1) are calculated separately.

Nemec (64) may also be a first name.

Nemec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nemec surname refers to a person, who has come from Germany (Slovenian Nemčija).

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

The Nemec surname means 'German' in some Slavic languages.

- haffman97

Nemec Last Name Facts

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

Nemec is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Némec, Ñemec or Něměc. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nemec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nemec is the 32,484th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 444,715 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Nemec reside; 39 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 38 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Nemec is also the 1,223,525th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 64 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 4,531 people, or 1 in 79,995. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States Nemec occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 25 percent reside and Slovakia, where 13 percent reside.

Nemec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nemec are 10.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nemec earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.35% more than the national average, earning €45,449 per year; in Norway they earn 12.35% less than the national average, earning 303,332 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $44,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $53,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Némec933/
Ñemec931/
Nemecz91376/
Nemeck9166/
Niemec9161/
Nemejc9155/
Nemiec9119/
Nemech9113/
Nemecc913/
Něměc871/
Niemiec8320,882/
Niemeck83181/
Nemesch8334/
Neimeic8314/
Neumeck8311/
Nemetch836/
Niemeic836/
Neimeck836/
Neimiec835/
Nemechk833/
Nemeche833/
Nemeeck831/
Niemecz831/
Nemes8025,540/
Nemeş80965/
Nemeš80677/
Nemez80398/
Nemic80114/
Nimec8071/
Nemek8052/
Nemex804/
Nemecová7735/
Niemiecz7716/
Neimecke779/
Niemesch776/
Niemeicz773/
Nemetsch771/
Nemmesch771/
Nemecova771/
Ngnemeck771/
Niemieck771/
Nemesh733,737/
Nemetz732,978/
Nemets732,554/
Nemych73251/
Nemekh73188/
Nemich73157/
Němejc73122/
Niemic73119/
Nemick73109/
Neimeg73108/
Nimeck7369/
Neames7354/
Neimes7345/
Neumeg7338/
Nemegh7326/
Niemez7321/
Neemeg7320/
Neemes7318/
Najmec7310/
Nemesq738/
Nimiec737/
Neimic734/
Neumyc734/
Nemmes733/
Niemek733/
Nemeek733/
Nemeke733/
Nymecz732/
Neumek732/
Nemerz731/
Nemike731/
Nemitc731/
Nejmic731/
Nemeas731/
Nemeåž731/
Nemieq731/
Nemycz731/
Nesmek731/
Ñemecz731/
Niemeg731/
Nemecková71202/
Nemeckova7175/
Nemeczová7111/
Nemejcova711/
D'Niemiec711/
Nemiche671,250/
Niemetz67667/
Neimesh6734/
Nemmetz6729/
Neimetz6725/
Najmiec6723/
Noimeck6721/
Neimeke6718/
Nnemeke6715/
Nhemetz6715/
Nemisch6715/
Niemesz6713/
Nemmick6712/
Niemesh6710/
Neimeig6710/
Neimets677/
Nemmich676/
Niemicz676/
Nesmich675/
Niemiez674/
Nemetkh673/
Noimech673/
Nemeths672/
Neasmic672/
Nemegue672/
Neemees671/
Neemetz671/
Neymets671/
Nemeets671/
Nemoich671/
Niemicc671/
Niemick671/
Nimeick671/
Nemyock671/
Niemets671/
Niemieć671/
Nemietz671/
Nhemics671/
Hnemets671/
Nemichk670/
Nemmesh670/
Nemehek670/

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