Nephin Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Nephin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nephin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1621:227,44221,827
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England131:4,286,005132,302
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688

Nephin (10) may also be a first name.

Nephin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nephin occurs most in Canada. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nephin.

How Common Is The Last Name Nephin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,214,709th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Nephin are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nephin is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 227,442. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 59 percent live, Alberta, where 27 percent live and British Columbia, where 9 percent live. Other than Canada this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Nephin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nephin has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nephin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nephin last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nephin last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nephin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $47,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Netphin9223/
Nephine925/
Nepein83511/
Naphin83138/
Nepine838/
Nephen837/
Nophin832/
Nepain831/
Nuiphin7783/
Netphen7738/
Naiphin7730/
Neaphen773/
Nepaing771/
Niphain771/
Nefin734/
Netpheng71101/
Niepiejn711/
Nepgen67709/
Nepean67408/
Naphen6740/
Nepeyn6739/
Nipein6720/
Neffin6711/
Napoin675/
Noiphaing675/
Nopain674/
Nipain674/
Napain673/
Nefina672/
Niphen671/
Napuin671/
Nahvin671/
Nepeim671/
Noefin671/
Nesfin671/

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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 Nephin
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