Never Surname

83,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Never Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Never Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,9991:7,8091,365
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Zimbabwe1551:99,60214,056
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
India81:95,883,173728,828
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

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

Never (34,542) may also be a first name.

Never Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Never Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Never (Marathi: नेवेर, Russian: Невер) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Néver. For other potential spellings of Never click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Never? popularity and diffusion

It is the 83,266th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,253,017 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Never live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 24,975th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 34,542 people.

Never is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 4,999 people, or 1 in 7,809. In Uganda Never is most common in: Yumbe District, where 63 percent reside, Koboko District, where 25 percent reside and Arua District, where 7 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Never Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Never has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Never last name contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Never Last Name Statistics demography

Never earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 41.88% less than the national average, earning 201,153 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Néver931/
Noever91266/
Neveur91161/
Nevert91104/
Niever9128/
Nevere9118/
Nevier9118/
Neaver918/
Neuver916/
Neiver913/
Neverr913/
Neveir911/
Neverd911/
Nevesr911/
Neever910/
Netver910/
Neve8911,040/
Neivert83285/
Neyvert83153/
Neavear8335/
Nhevere8316/
Neverre8316/
Neverth838/
Nesvetr834/
Neuveur831/
Neshver831/
Nejvert831/
Neuvier831/
Neveard830/
Neves80520,053/
Neveu8018,393/
Neave805,739/
Nieve802,772/
Niver801,244/
Nevge801,187/
Newer80993/
Nover80966/
Neeve80542/
Nevet80538/
Neber80513/
Ngeve80332/
Naver80313/
Nevez80185/
Nevey80110/
Nevhe8045/
Neuve8042/
Növer8038/
Neive8034/
Nheve8024/
Nevea8022/
Nevie8021/
Neveh8021/
Gneve8015/
Nevyr809/
Nevir807/
Neved806/
Neyve805/
Näver805/
Nneve804/
Nevei802/
Nyver801/
Nesve801/
Netve801/
Níver801/
Nevee801/
Nehve801/
Neverova779,705/
Neaverth7750/
Neaveare771/
Neyverth771/
Neuber737,101/
Neaves733,959/
Nebere731,311/
Nieber73752/
Nivert73659/
Nevett73651/
Neeves73590/
Nebert73456/
Nibeer73451/
Neiber73357/
Navier73332/
Neavez73249/
Noweer73187/
Nesvet73185/
Novier73159/
Neives73150/
Nuiver73144/
Neweir73126/
Newier73122/
Newger7359/
Naveer7342/
Noverr7341/
Nevest7333/
Neveïh7333/
Niverd7324/
Neaber7323/
Neuveu7323/
Neveed7323/
Nejwer7319/
Neberz7318/
Nevees7313/
Nevets7311/
Näverå7311/
Neivyr7311/
Noewer7310/
Nesves7310/
Nävert7310/
Neiwer738/
Nihver737/
Nevess737/
Naiver737/
Navher736/
Neveis736/
Nebier736/
Nievea735/
Ngeber734/
Neebir734/
Nhaver733/
Nayver733/
Noveir733/
Neweer733/
Neveas733/
Naverr733/
Neyber732/
Nevair732/
Newere732/
Newerr732/
Neheve732/
Navear732/
Neivez732/
Nevesh732/
Noveer732/
Nethve731/
Nevire731/
Newear731/
Nge've731/
Ngewer731/
Nieuer731/
Noveur731/
Neivet731/
Nemper731/
Nesuer731/
Nebear731/
Neivge731/
Naveur731/
Neivie731/
Nehveh731/
Nebeer731/
Niverz731/
Nneber731/
Ngiver731/
Neivey731/
Nevead731/
Nneves731/
Neavey730/
Nevior730/
Neaved730/
Neevey730/
Nesber730/
Nevoey730/
Nesvey730/
Nevoir730/
Nebe673,574/
Nevi671,075/
Newe671,038/
Neibert67953/
Nayvert67404/
Neiwert67275/
Nève67220/
Neyvirt67205/
Nive67182/
Neybert67116/
Nevy67114/
Näve6776/
Naivert6754/
Neivirt6740/
Nejbert6729/
Najvert6721/
Neveitt6716/
Nyve6712/
Nevä6712/
Nesbert677/
Neveová676/
Gnewere676/
Nayverd675/
Neijber675/
Neivyrt674/
Néve673/
Nuivert672/
Gnebere672/
Noyvert672/
Nessuer672/
Newhert671/
Niehuer671/
Noyweer671/
Naivere671/
Neveova671/
Nessber671/
Neebeer671/
Nevè671/
Nevé671/
Nêve671/
Gneiber671/
Nevj671/
Neiberh671/
Njve671/
Nhve671/
Newherr670/
Niebher670/
Neibere670/
Neebert670/

Never Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Never in the Marathi language
नेवेरnevera-
Never in the Russian language
Неверnever-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Never
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