Nemetz Surname

148,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Nemetz Surname Definition:

(Polish, Czech-Slovakian, Russian) One who came from Germany, a German. Literally one who could not speak, i.e., a mute.

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Nemetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4331:252,93724,011
Austria5701:14,9392,214
Germany4391:183,38421,405
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
Canada871:423,51337,101
France801:830,28498,964
Israel651:131,65614,227
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
England101:5,571,806158,774
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Němetz (7) & Németz (1) are calculated separately.

Nemetz (11) may also be a first name.

Nemetz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Czech-Slovakian, Russian) One who came from Germany, a German. Literally one who could not speak, i.e., a mute.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the Slavic/Polish word niemiec, which means 'German'.

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Nemetz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nemetz (Russian: Неметз) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Němetz or Németz. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nemetz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 148,468th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,447,128 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Nemetz reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Nemetz is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,433 people, or 1 in 252,937. In The United States Nemetz is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 15 percent reside.

Nemetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nemetz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,049 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nemetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nemetz last name are 7.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Nemetz earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $48,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.06% more than the national average, earning $82,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Němetz947/
Németz941/
Niemetz92667/
Nemmetz9229/
Neimetz9225/
Nhemetz9215/
Nemietz921/
Neemetz921/
Nemez91398/
Niemietz86956/
Niemeitz8628/
Nhiemetz867/
Nemitz834,614/
Nemets832,554/
Nemecz83376/
Nimetz83268/
Nametz8356/
Niemez8321/
Nematz8312/
Niemitz77242/
Neumitz7752/
Nimietz7751/
Nehmitz7724/
Neimitz777/
Neimets777/
Nemetch776/
Niemiez774/
Nejmitz772/
Nemeths772/
Hnemets771/
Nemeets771/
Neymets771/
Niemets771/
Niemecz771/
Nimmetz770/
Nemec7316,387/
Namez73326/
Nimez73315/
Nemiz73129/
Nomez7321/
Nemyz732/
Niemiecz7116/
Niemeicz713/
Nemetsch711/
Nymets671,723/
Nimitz67296/
Niemiz67204/
Namitz6763/
Nimets6761/
Niemec6761/
Nemejc6755/
Némitz6747/
Nemits6742/
Nehmiz6735/
Nemiec6719/
Nemech6713/
Nemeczová6711/
Nemizs678/
Nemyts676/
Nemetsova674/
Namatz673/
Nomeez672/
Namets672/
Nymecz672/
Nameez672/
Nemitc671/
Nemizh671/
Ñemecz671/
Nemycz671/

Nemetz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nemetz in the Russian language
Неметзnemetz-

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