Nerick Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nerick Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nerick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Nerick (208) may also be a first name.

Nerick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nerick occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nerick click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nerick? popularity and diffusion

Nerick is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Nerick reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Nerick is also the 627,410th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 208 people.

Nerick is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 71 percent live, Morobe, where 14 percent live and New Ireland, where 14 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Nerick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nerick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nerick last name decreased 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nericke92112/
Neirick9236/
Neurick9224/
Nerrick928/
Nerickz925/
Neyrick922/
Nericks921/
Neerick920/
Nehrick920/
Neric911,047/
Nerik9163/
Nerricks862/
Neerickx861/
Nerzic83488/
Norick83217/
Nerike8346/
Narick8330/
Neriec8318/
Nereck8310/
Nyrick837/
Nerikh835/
Neurik831/
Nerric831/
Nirick830/
Norrick77510/
Nerriec7788/
Noreick7720/
Narrick775/
Neireck771/
Narik73805/
Norik73447/
Niric73343/
Neruk73230/
Nerek73105/
Nerig7323/
Nyrik7310/
Nirik737/
Nerec734/
Nerix732/
Nerikova7124/
Nöhricke718/
Nehrig67672/
Nerukh67660/
Nehruk6799/
Noreck6783/
Nerzig6758/
Noreik6742/
Nerykh6722/
Nerekh6716/
Nirike6713/
Ngirik678/
Nereke677/
Nyorik675/
Nieruk675/
Nierig675/
Narikh674/
Ngerek674/
Nariek674/
Neuruk674/
Naraik673/
Noruck671/
Nearig671/
Nairik671/
Nereak671/
Gnerek671/
Netrix671/
Nuirik671/
Nergek671/
Naruck671/
Noerig671/
Nerrek671/
Ngerec671/
Netrig670/

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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
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  • 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 Nerick
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