Neo Surname

10,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Neo Surname Definition:

Neo is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: gift.

Neo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore39,0701:14122
Malaysia4,3691:6,751846
Philippines2,5571:39,5936,186
Botswana1,7981:1,21676
Thailand1,6521:42,7594,791
Brazil6361:336,59512,941
Indonesia5761:229,59921,292
Japan5481:233,2939,755
Cambodia4231:36,6131,643
Papua New Guinea4061:20,0832,116
Hong Kong3801:19,304436
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Vietnam2451:378,1471,279
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Iran1991:385,84225,011
India1781:4,309,356113,912
Spain1621:288,59317,624
Australia1551:174,16617,758
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Romania1451:138,46814,909
Lesotho1291:15,7563,421
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
China961:14,242,933840
England921:605,63136,119
Argentina711:602,02042,723
Brunei671:6,250869
Canada551:669,92054,285
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Liberia181:244,91915,115
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Burundi91:1,089,428846
France91:7,380,302306,885
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Cyprus61:147,4798,354
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Néo (38) are calculated separately.

Neo (114,228) may also be a first name.

Neo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Neo is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: gift.

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Neo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neo (Bengali: নেও, Georgian: ნეო, Hindi: नेो) is carried by more people in Singapore than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Néo. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Neo is the 10,200th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 131,980 people. Neo occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Neo reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 9,011th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 114,228 people.

The surname Neo is most commonly used in Singapore, where it is held by 39,070 people, or 1 in 141. Without taking into account Singapore it occurs in 102 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.

Neo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Neo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,585 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 9,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Neo last name is principally Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Neo are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the party.

The amount Neo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.64% less than the national average, earning 295,420 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.55% less than the national average, earning R 108,000 per year; in United States they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning $43,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $60,797 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Néo8938/
Neoh866,662/
Neho86796/
Gneo86534/
Neos86494/
Ngeo86403/
Neou86347/
Neot86175/
Neao8623/
Neeo8612/
Neoz865/
Ne'o865/
Neod864/
Neop864/
Neoi863/
Nneo863/
Neoa863/
Nieo862/
Neoy861/
Neoj861/
Nehou75224/
Nejjo75109/
Nehoi7593/
Negio7533/
Neous7532/
Nețoi7531/
Nieoh7523/
Nieou7511/
Neosh7510/
Ngeou759/
Neott758/
Nneho753/
Neiyo753/
Neuyo752/
Nehoş752/
Nieho752/
Ngneo751/
N'Eoo751/
Gneou751/
Neoch751/
Neaoy751/
Neozz751/
Neoit750/
Nyo6753,890/
Nio6739,349/
Nho6729,190/
Nea674,194/
Njo671,009/
Nehots6741/
Gno6739/
Gnehou675/
Naheyo672/
Neujou672/
Nño672/
Nehoha671/
Neegio671/
Nehgou671/
Nehhou671/
Nejjou671/
Neaoha671/
Neouss671/
Nehous670/

Neo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neo in the Georgian language
ნეოneo-
Neo in the Bengali language
নেওne'o-
Neo in the Hindi language
नेोneo-

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