Nemitz Surname

102,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nemitz 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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Nemitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3801:33,8264,467
United States1,7971:201,70219,824
Brazil2241:955,68934,042
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
France251:2,656,909193,074
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
England131:4,286,005132,302
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

The alternate forms: Némitz (47) are calculated separately.

Nemitz (32) may also be a first name.

Nemitz 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

It is a word that means 'mute'. It originated in the time when the German-Polish borders were changing. One day you would be in Germany, and the next you would be in Poland. When this happened, you very rarely spoke the language of the country you were now considered to be in, so people would call you a "Nemitz" because you couldn't speak.

- izzin15

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

- rockabellalina_87

Nemitz Last Name Facts

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

Nemitz is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant: Némitz. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nemitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 102,190th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,579,442 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Nemitz reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Nemitz is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name Nemitz is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 2,380 people, or 1 in 33,826. In Germany Nemitz is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany Nemitz is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Nemitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nemitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nemitz surname grew 1,426 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nemitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nemitz surname are 16.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Nemitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning $43,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Némitz9447/
Niemitz92242/
Neumitz9252/
Nehmitz9224/
Neimitz927/
Nejmitz922/
Nemietz921/
Nemiz91129/
Niemietz86956/
Niemeitz8628/
Nemetz832,978/
Nimitz83296/
Niemiz83204/
Namitz8363/
Nemits8342/
Nehmiz8335/
Nemizs838/
Nemizh831/
Nemitc831/
Niemetz77667/
Nimietz7751/
Nemmetz7729/
Neimetz7725/
Nhemetz7715/
Niemits779/
Niemicz776/
Niemiez774/
Neymits773/
Nemitts771/
Neemetz771/
Naymitz771/
Nemez73398/
Nemic73114/
Nimiz737/
Namiz734/
Nemyz732/
Nemić731/
Nomiz731/
Niemiecz7116/
Nhiemetz717/
Niemeicz713/
Nemitsch712/
Nemets672,554/
Nemecz67376/
Nimetz67268/
Nemich67157/
Niemic67119/
Nametz6756/
Niemez6721/
Nemiec6719/
Nimits6710/
Němetz677/
Nemyts676/
Neimic674/
Namutz672/
Nemycz671/
Nejmic671/
Németz671/
Namaiz671/
Namits670/

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