Neukirch Surname

152,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Neukirch Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'new church'. It is derived from the words Neu, meaning 'new', and Kirch, meaning 'church' = Neukirch, also written as Neukirchen.

Neukirch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0371:39,5225,226
United States4111:881,89566,754
Poland2791:136,23219,791
France611:1,088,897118,069
Austria341:250,45429,541
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Neukirch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'new church'. It is derived from the words Neu, meaning 'new', and Kirch, meaning 'church' = Neukirch, also written as Neukirchen.

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Neukirch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neukirch is most common in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neukirch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 152,436th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,524,263 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Neukirch are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,037 people, or 1 in 39,522. In Germany Neukirch is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 9 percent are found. Besides Germany Neukirch exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.

Neukirch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neukirch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neukirch surname expanded 5,871 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Neukirch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Neukirch are 34.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.01% registered with the political party.

Neukirch earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,116 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neukirche941/
Neukirc931/
Nukirch931/
Niekirch887/
Nekrech8010/
Nojkirch758/
Neykirkh753/
Najkirch751/
Naukerch750/
Nakrech536/

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