Neumann Surname

2,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Neumann Surname Definition:

(Ger.) New Man [O.H.Ger. Old Saxon niuwi, new + mann]

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Neumann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany180,1181:44718
United States24,4431:14,8291,861
Brazil7,5461:28,3691,223
Poland5,1571:7,370953
Austria4,3801:1,944150
Canada2,6171:14,0792,078
Australia2,4191:11,1601,651
Czechia2,0171:5,272604
Chile1,3331:13,2161,024
France1,2541:52,9696,964
Denmark1,1831:4,772424
Argentina1,0761:39,7243,333
Switzerland7471:10,9951,804
South Africa7301:74,2169,223
Hungary6621:14,8281,683
England6181:90,1599,729
Netherlands4901:34,4645,768
Sweden3751:26,2582,135
Belgium3451:33,3245,414
Spain2991:156,36111,418
Israel2921:29,3074,202
Norway2421:21,2492,752
New Zealand2391:18,9473,331
Thailand2251:313,94854,096
Luxembourg2241:2,592307
Paraguay2221:32,5981,091
Namibia2151:11,2072,124
Mexico2111:588,2769,838
Russia1961:735,32261,798
Peru1351:235,43810,019
Slovakia1231:43,3868,178
Estonia1191:11,1081,602
Ecuador1181:134,7956,841
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Italy901:679,51959,064
Venezuela811:372,8907,910
Croatia671:63,11311,594
Uruguay461:74,6037,760
Wales411:75,4766,450
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Romania361:557,71941,269
Ireland291:162,3777,171
China291:47,149,0202,555
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Finland161:343,54424,270
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Greece111:1,007,25484,692
India111:69,733,217610,955
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Greenland71:8,054710
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0351:48,5205,535

Neumann (265) may also be a first name.

Neumann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) New Man [O.H.Ger. Old Saxon niuwi, new + mann]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(1) “New Man” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(2) “Notary” (Neeman) in Hebrew.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) The recent arrival or newcomer.

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

User-submitted Reference

The Nowotny surname is a Sorbian word which means 'newcomer'. It is often a Jewish surname. It is very common in Germany, along with its German language equivalent, Neumann. It can sometimes be changed to Novak.

- vandernise1

Neumann derives from the german nouns, neu, which means 'new' and mann, whcich means 'men'.

- neumann028

Neumann Last Name Facts

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

Neumann (Russian: Неуманн) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neumann? popularity and diffusion

Neumann is the 2,275th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 30,199 people. The surname Neumann occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Neumann are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 546,451st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 265 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 180,118 people, or 1 in 447. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Brandenburg, where 8 percent live. Outside of Germany Neumann exists in 117 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Neumann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Neumann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Neumann surname increased 2,362 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,373 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neumann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (62%) in Russia and Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Neumann surname are 12.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Neumann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.9% more than the national average, earning €37,506 per year; in Norway they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning 384,010 kr per year; in Peru they earn 170.32% more than the national average, earning S/. 52,402 per year; in South Africa they earn 101.53% more than the national average, earning R 478,908 per year; in Colombia they earn 35.82% less than the national average, earning $14,569,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $47,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $53,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neutmann9339/
Neaumann936/
Neumannn935/
Neummann935/
Neumanne933/
Neuemann931/
Neuman9223,989/
Nemann92106/
Naumann8645,337/
Niemann8637,605/
Neemann861,054/
Neimann86834/
Neumane86256/
Neymann86136/
Nejmann86111/
Nuemann8692/
Nehmann8629/
Nyemann8625/
Nesmann8618/
Neumand8615/
Noemann8614/
Neumman8612/
Noumann8611/
Neumaun8611/
Neutman869/
Neumamn862/
Netmann862/
Neumonn862/
Neuiman861/
Neumain861/
Nemanne861/
Neamann861/
Neumaan861/
Neumahn861/
Neuaman861/
Neueman860/
Neiuman860/
Neuhman860/
Neman834,527/
Neumannová822,166/
Nietmann80353/
Niesmann80222/
Nettmann80178/
Nohemann8016/
Neijmann8010/
Naummann806/
Noumanne802/
Nieimann802/
Neumandt802/
Neimmann801/
Neismann801/
Nuehmann801/
Neiimann801/
Naeimann801/
Niemanne800/
Nehtmann800/
Niehmann800/
Nauman7748,039/
Nouman7713,760/
Nieman779,822/
Neiman779,003/
Nemane777,399/
Neyman774,623/
Nejman774,032/
Nymann771,369/
Noeman771,267/
Neeman77607/
Neaman77308/
Naeman77246/
Nemang77242/
Nesman77188/
Nehman77177/
Nueman77169/
Neumam77125/
Nomann7793/
Neumon7772/
Nyeman7755/
Namann7754/
Gneman7739/
Nemand7728/
Ngeman7727/
Nuoman7718/
Nuiman7717/
Netman7716/
Némann7715/
Nemain7710/
Nemman7710/
Åneman778/
Nimann776/
Nemaan776/
Nuyman774/
Neumañ772/
Njeman771/
Nemant771/
Nemanė771/
Nemhan771/
Ne'man771/
Niggemann754,318/
Neumanová751,022/
Neumanova7521/
Niethmann7510/
Nemannová7510/
Nihhemann751/
Nemannova751/
Netthmann751/
Neidtmann750/
Niemand717,918/
Neimane71847/
Noumane71467/
Neumoin71402/
Noymann71383/
Neitman71237/
Niesman71220/
Nahuman71205/
Neijman71171/
Noimann71158/
Neamand71100/
Naumang7198/
Naeiman7180/
Neyaman7177/
Najmann7176/
Neasman7174/
Neimand7168/
Naeeman7159/
Nemmang7155/
Naimann7154/
Nõmmann7150/
Neamane7145/
Nietman7145/
Naumaan7143/
Nojmann7136/
Naumane7134/
Ne'eman7133/
Nemmane7132/
Naumain7129/
Neiggemann7127/
Neesman7122/
Noumaan7120/
Neumond7120/
Niemant7115/
Nejmant7115/
Niimann7115/
Nouhman7114/
Najeman7114/
Naamann7114/
Neytman7113/
Neumont7113/
Natmann7112/
Naieman7111/
Neumoyn7111/
Nujaman7110/
Naymann7110/
Neheman719/
Gnouman719/
Nommann719/
Neymand717/
Noueman717/
Noomann717/
Nettman716/
Notmann716/
Nitmann716/
Ngouman716/
Naumannová715/
Najuman715/
Neemand715/
Nuisman715/
Nesmane714/
Neehman714/
Niemamn713/
Nematin713/
Naheman713/
Neisman712/
Neieman712/
Nemaane712/
Naumman712/
Noumanh712/
Nejmane712/
Naiuman712/
Nimmann712/
Noumain712/
Njemane712/
Nuomane712/
Neemane711/
Nehaman711/
Nehmand711/
Neumaum711/
Ngamann711/
Nemacin711/
Nemeang711/
Nieiman711/
Niemannová711/
Hnesman711/
Gnemain711/
Nausman711/
Nemahun711/
Neemain711/
Nneaman711/
Nahmann711/
Noumang711/
Naumand711/
Nemahan711/
Neamain711/
Néemane711/
Gnemane711/
Nehmane711/
Nesmman711/
Naumanc711/
Nuihman711/
Nuimang711/
Nuimhan711/
Nuemean711/
Nujiman711/
Niomann711/
Nnouman711/
Noemonn711/
Nimanng711/
Ngauman711/
Nismann710/
Neamonn710/
Neioman710/
Niemaun710/
Neumein710/
Neimman710/
Niemman710/
Nehtman710/
Naueman710/
Naumaun710/
Neumham710/
Niehman710/
Niemane710/
Nihmann710/
Nautman710/
Noman67177,218/
Nyman6721,892/
Naman6710,824/
Niman676,270/
Nemam671,938/
Niemandt671,271/
Nemanova67545/
Nittmann67457/
Nemon67377/
Nothmann67127/
Nathmann6777/
Niggeman6757/
Nattmann6753/
Nouemane6752/
N'Gouman6750/
Noumagne6710/
Ngujaman679/
Nemasing675/
Neammane674/
Nuymaung674/
Njman672/
Noumaane672/
Nottmann672/
Nayouman672/
Noumahan672/
Nuimaung672/
Neemasen671/
Neathman671/
Nujamman671/
Nnamanne671/
Nemassin671/
Neaumont671/
Njeumoun671/
Néman671/
Noumaine671/
Nneamane671/
Nemaityn671/
Niettman670/
Naihmann670/
Neggeman670/

Neumann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neumann in the Russian language
Неуманнneumann-

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Neumann Reference & Research

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