Nett Surname

101,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Nett Surname User-submission:

Nett is a German surname, meaning 'nice' or 'nice person'.

Nett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0601:39,0805,178
United States1,8671:194,14019,164
Switzerland2391:34,3645,027
Canada1101:334,96030,494
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
France211:3,162,987209,042
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
India91:85,229,487684,495
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Norway61:857,04855,549
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Nett (241) may also be a first name.

Nett Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nett is a German surname, meaning 'nice' or 'nice person'.

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Nett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nett (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺖ, Hindi: नेत्त, Russian: Нетт) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nett? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nett is the 101,995th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,575,686 people. The surname Nett is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Nett are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 575,894th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 241 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,060 people, or 1 in 39,080. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 44 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Germany Nett occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Nett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nett last name increased 1,111 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nett last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Nett surname are 25.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nett earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.48% more than the national average, earning 389,278 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.28% less than the national average, earning R 177,552 per year; in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.84% less than the national average, earning $44,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nette891,130/
Netts8986/
Neutt8970/
Nettz8934/
Neatt8927/
Ngett894/
Neett891/
Nestt891/
Nettp891/
Niett891/
Netth890/
Net8656,237/
Neitte8026/
Nnette807/
Gneitt806/
Gnette803/
Neatte802/
Nestte800/
Nget7553,371/
Neth753,660/
Neyt752,188/
Nete751,814/
Nets751,761/
Nest751,634/
Neat751,426/
Neet75790/
Neut75464/
Niet75395/
Nitt75206/
Nätt75148/
Gnet7540/
Neit7520/
Nhet7516/
Nnet7516/
Neht7512/
Nedt754/
Hnet751/
Nytt751/
Nhtt751/
Nettová733/
Neggitt731/
Nettsch731/
Gneitte731/
H'Neitt731/
Nettova731/
Nechtte731/
Ngnette731/
Ne6713,369/
Nhete672,998/
Neate672,637/
Neath671,452/
Neste67685/
Nethe67616/
Neyts67428/
Nitte67375/
Nieth67333/
Niedt67297/
Nnete67287/
Neith67286/
Neite67260/
Neist67218/
Neidt67214/
Neudt6770/
'Nete6770/
Gnest6757/
Neyte6739/
Naitt6739/
Neydt6734/
Neijt6727/
Ngnet6727/
Gnedt6727/
Neeth6725/
Necht6720/
Nesst6719/
Netch6718/
Neats6717/
Gneth6717/
Nejst6716/
Gnete6716/
Neyst6714/
Gneit6712/
Neszt6712/
Neyth6712/
Neits6710/
Neast679/
Neiht678/
Neete677/
Gnitt676/
Needt676/
Netsh675/
Nethd675/
Nesht675/
Gneyt672/
Nheth672/
Neets672/
Naytt672/
Nneth672/
Nytts672/
Neuth671/
Gneat671/
Niott671/
Neşte671/
Nește671/
Nitht671/
Nnest671/
Nyott671/
Ngeet671/
Neezt671/
Nuitt670/
Neyht670/
Nieht670/
Nistt670/
Gneht670/

Nett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nett in the Hindi language
नेत्तnetta-
Nett in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺖnt50
ﺍﻟﻨﺖalnt50
Nett in the Russian language
Неттnett-

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