Net Surname

10,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Net Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Net Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia16,3051:950251
Saudi Arabia11,2101:2,753346
Russia10,8961:13,2271,834
Bangladesh4,1451:38,4462,291
Egypt3,3251:27,6503,054
Morocco1,1931:28,8994,618
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
India7191:1,066,85044,205
United Arab Emirates6871:13,3371,636
United States6591:550,01445,482
Belarus6171:15,3992,471
Kazakhstan5571:31,7464,361
Nigeria3791:467,39523,652
Portugal3681:28,3101,809
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
France2951:225,16234,941
Brazil2611:820,20829,701
Indonesia2451:539,79343,593
Netherlands2401:70,36311,970
Algeria2221:174,01621,591
Spain1631:286,82217,546
Uzbekistan1631:189,7497,356
Turkey1441:540,42730,034
England1431:389,63727,109
Iraq1411:248,3815,326
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Romania941:213,59420,961
Turkmenistan931:59,0231,134
Tajikistan821:102,2771,515
Thailand801:882,979139,249
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
China651:21,035,7161,165
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Azerbaijan531:182,0594,970
Canada531:695,20056,020
Moldova521:68,4889,194
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Vietnam441:2,105,5922,191
Kyrgyzstan401:149,31616,115
Australia371:729,61448,196
Transnistria351:13,5632,609
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Colombia311:1,541,09910,974
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Greece301:369,32650,921
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Armenia181:162,7884,827
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Tunisia151:40,7085,720
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Oman141:263,4264,299
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Jordan121:736,87014,651
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Georgia91:416,17216,412
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Libya91:693,7751,982
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Abkhazia81:30,3582,305
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Wales41:773,63329,106
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Neţ (1) are calculated separately.

Net (31,847) may also be a first name.

Net Last Name Facts

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

The surname Net (Hindi: नेत, Marathi: नेट, Oriya: େନତ, Russian: Нет) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Neţ. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Net? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,004th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 129,586 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Net live; 30 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Net is also the 26,637th most common first name world-wide It is held by 31,847 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is held by 16,305 people, or 1 in 950. In Cambodia Net is primarily concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 12 percent are found, Svay Rieng Province, where 10 percent are found and Takéo Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Cambodia it is found in 142 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 19 percent are found.

Net Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Net has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Net last name grew 14,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Net Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Net surname are 9.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Net earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.24% less than the national average, earning R 63,588 per year; in United States they earn 7.93% less than the national average, earning $39,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.61% more than the national average, earning $65,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neţ891/
Nget8653,371/
Nett864,625/
Neth863,660/
Neyt862,188/
Nete861,814/
Nets861,761/
Nest861,634/
Neat861,426/
Neet86790/
Neut86464/
Niet86395/
Gnet8640/
Neit8620/
Nhet8616/
Nnet8616/
Neht8612/
Nedt864/
Hnet861/
Ne8013,369/
Nhete752,998/
Neate752,637/
Neath751,452/
Nette751,130/
Neste75685/
Nethe75616/
Neyts75428/
Nieth75333/
Niedt75297/
Nnete75287/
Neith75286/
Neite75260/
Neist75218/
Neidt75214/
Netts7586/
Neutt7570/
Neudt7570/
'Nete7570/
Gnest7557/
Neyte7539/
Nettz7534/
Neydt7534/
Neatt7527/
Neijt7527/
Ngnet7527/
Gnedt7527/
Neeth7525/
Necht7520/
Nesst7519/
Netch7518/
Neats7517/
Gneth7517/
Nejst7516/
Gnete7516/
Neyst7514/
Gneit7512/
Neszt7512/
Neyth7512/
Neits7510/
Neast759/
Neiht758/
Neete757/
Needt756/
Netsh755/
Nethd755/
Nesht755/
Ngett754/
Gneyt752/
Nheth752/
Neets752/
Nneth752/
Neuth751/
Neett751/
Nestt751/
Nettp751/
Gneat751/
Neşte751/
Nește751/
Nnest751/
Niett751/
Ngeet751/
Neezt751/
Neyht750/
Nieht750/
Netth750/
Gneht750/
Nie671,701,671/
Nge6752,265/
Neu6718,617/
Ney6714,122/
Nee6712,149/
Neh678,235/
Nes675,370/
Nei674,892/
Nea674,194/
Ned673,992/
Ner672,631/
Hne672,563/
Nep672,215/
Nit671,226/
Nhe671,079/
Netsch67772/
Gneist67664/
Neß67609/
Nje67556/
Nej67547/
Nez67504/
Nne67486/
Neijts67222/
Neshte67180/
Neitch67170/
Nyt67141/
Netova67137/
Née6794/
Hneith6786/
Nestås6765/
Gne6743/
Neesth6732/
Neitte6726/
Neithe679/
Nnette677/
Gneitt676/
Nht676/
Nuheet676/
Neaths675/
Neč675/
Needth675/
Njt675/
Nesthe674/
Neheth674/
Neć674/
Gnette673/
Neitsh672/
Neatte672/
Neists672/
Uamnet672/
Nooiet672/
Neiste672/
Neethe671/
H'Neit671/
Neateh671/
Netová671/
Netowa671/
Ngnete671/
Neş671/
Neș671/
Neysht671/
D'Niet671/
N'Nest671/
Nnethe671/
Hnecht671/
Neathe670/
Neicht670/
Nestte670/
Neztch670/
Nescht670/

Net Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Net in the Hindi language
नेतneta99.78
Net in the Oriya language
େନତenata99.69
Net in the Marathi language
नेटneta75
नेतneta25
Net in the Russian language
Нетnet-

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