Nentz Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Nentz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Nentz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nentz occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nentz.

How Common Is The Last Name Nentz? popularity and diffusion

Nentz is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Nentz are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Nentz is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil Nentz is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 67 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.

Nentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nentz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nentz last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nenz89275/
Nent89153/
Nente80211/
Nents8070/
Nintz8067/
Gnenz8016/
Nienz803/
Nient803/
Nendt803/
Nuenz803/
Nendz803/
Nuent801/
Naent801/
Naenz801/
Nenth801/
Nentse7327/
Nintze7321/
Gnents731/
Neente731/
Nentte731/
Nyontz731/
Nend67181/
Ninz67121/
Nehente6776/
Nint6733/
Nemt672/
Nenc671/
Geenent671/
Nentshe671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nentz
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