Neu Surname

28,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Neu Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Neu (new), a pet form of names like Neubert, Neufred and Neuhardt; the young person.

Neu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,4691:12,4451,610
United States5,9471:60,9487,150
France1,2831:51,7716,802
Brazil1,2691:168,6956,515
Vietnam8121:114,096770
Indonesia4541:291,29826,005
Argentina4141:103,2458,737
Luxembourg3271:1,775190
Canada2851:129,28313,464
Papua New Guinea2681:30,4243,488
Austria1631:52,2428,220
Belgium1321:87,09613,579
Hungary861:114,14310,831
India661:11,622,203212,115
Australia611:442,55234,724
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Romania411:489,70437,604
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
England371:1,505,89364,828
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Norway171:302,48730,120
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Czechia131:817,95970,223
China131:105,178,5825,529
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malta11:430,2723,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:158,92014,556

Neu (727) may also be a first name.

Neu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Neu (new), a pet form of names like Neubert, Neufred and Neuhardt; the young person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Neu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neu (Georgian: ნეუ, Hindi: नेऊ, Marathi: नेऊ, Russian: Неу) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neu? popularity and diffusion

Neu is the 28,845th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 391,446 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Neu live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Germanic Europe. Neu is also the 305,933rd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 727 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 6,469 people, or 1 in 12,445. In Germany Neu is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Neu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Neu surname increased 1,882 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Neu last name are 14.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Neu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.28% less than the national average, earning 244,757 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 158.71% more than the national average, earning R 614,796 per year; in United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning $55,527 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neus861,933/
Neuß861,668/
Neut86464/
Neue86357/
Neuy86187/
Neyu86135/
Nheu8696/
Neuz8629/
Neui8626/
Neup8620/
Neuh8617/
Neud8614/
Neua868/
Neuo866/
Neiu864/
Gneu863/
Neux862/
Nneu861/
Nu80336,888/
Ne8013,369/
Neuss751,182/
Neyou751,008/
Neuts75572/
Neutz75558/
Neaud75540/
Naheu75107/
Neutt7570/
Neudt7570/
Neuah7567/
Neaux7565/
Neust7537/
Gneus7519/
Neuij7513/
Neuch7512/
Neihu7512/
Neuha757/
Neuhä756/
Neuee755/
Noheu755/
Noeuy754/
Noeui754/
Neuds754/
Neiou754/
Åneus754/
Gneau754/
Neush753/
Neaut753/
Neyus752/
Nheup752/
Neaua751/
Neius751/
Neudh751/
Nehui751/
Neiau751/
Neuho751/
Gneuh751/
Neyut751/
Nejau751/
Neyau751/
Nneus751/
Neudd750/
Nie671,701,671/
Nhu67125,783/
Nau6792,989/
Net6756,237/
Noe6753,898/
Nge6752,265/
Ngu6739,140/
Nut6725,673/
Nye6724,594/
Nuh6720,044/
Ney6714,122/
Nee6712,149/
Nae6712,037/
Nou678,862/
Neh678,235/
Nes675,370/
Nei674,892/
Nea674,194/
Ned673,992/
Ner672,631/
Hne672,563/
Nui672,359/
Neault672,222/
Nep672,215/
Nuy671,906/
Nue671,382/
Nus671,346/
Nhe671,079/
Neß67609/
Nje67556/
Nej67547/
Neusch67522/
Nez67504/
Nne67486/
Nuu67477/
Nuo67475/
Nuz67316/
Nnu67226/
Nuj67164/
Noyeau67149/
Nux67142/
Nup67139/
Nud6794/
Née6794/
Gnu6773/
Gneush6772/
Hneush6770/
Gneuss6766/
Nuț6749/
Gne6743/
Gneuhs6735/
Neutts6729/
Neihus6725/
Gneust6714/
Neyhus6711/
Najeau6711/
Neuová677/
Hnu677/
Neč675/
Neć674/
Neé672/
Nöe672/
Neiaus672/
Neueau671/
Neiout671/
Neauha671/
Neihou671/
Neş671/
Neţ671/
Neș671/
Naaheu671/
Nòe671/
Gneusz671/
Gneyou671/

Neu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neu in the Georgian language
ნეუneu-
Neu in the Marathi language
नेऊne'u68.89
नेउne'u31.11
Neu in the Hindi language
नेऊne'u50
नेउne'u33.33
नेूneu16.67
Neu in the Russian language
Неуneu-

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Neu Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Neu
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