News Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Israel

News Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

News Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1181:272,4854,470
Iran1051:731,26237,809
Israel441:194,49219,021
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

News (736) may also be a first name.

News Last Name Facts

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

News (Arabic: نوس) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name News? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 731,961st most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of News live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 303,463rd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 736 people.

This surname is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 272,485. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Paktika, where 80 percent are found, Khost, where 13 percent are found and Baghlan, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Afghanistan this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 27 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.

News Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of News has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the News last name decreased 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

News Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount News earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.57% less than the national average, earning R 39,048 per year and in Canada they earn 25.11% more than the national average, earning $62,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newse8922/
Neews8910/
Neiws891/
Newsp891/
Nefs75391/
Nows7592/
Naws7521/
Nevs7520/
Nebs759/
Newz753/
Njws751/
Niws751/
Nyws751/
Newsche730/
Nevse675,769/
Neefs671,766/
Nowsh6738/
Neffs674/
Nawsh672/
Neevs672/
Newch671/
Neawz671/
Neabs671/
Neavs671/
Nawsz671/
Nnaws671/
Nyfes671/
Nefse671/
Njwst671/
Novws671/
Nefsj671/
Nevss671/
Neebs670/
Neifs670/

News Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
News in the Arabic language
نوسnws-
نيوسnyws-

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News Reference & Research

New DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

New FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 News
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis