Nez Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Nez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1911:347,76352,251
Colombia1181:404,8656,440
Mexico1091:1,138,77314,108
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Ñez (31) & Néz (1) are calculated separately.

Nez (391) may also be a first name.

Nez Last Name Facts

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

Nez (Russian: Нез) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ñez or Néz. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nez? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 612,595th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Nez are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 38 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 437,834th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 391 people.

The last name Nez is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 347,763. In France Nez is primarily found in: Normandy, where 45 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 22 percent reside and Grand Est, where 12 percent reside. Aside from France Nez is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 23 percent reside and Mexico, where 22 percent reside.

Nez Last Name Statistics demography

Nez earn significantly less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 31.07% less than the national average, earning $15,648,100 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñez8931/
Néz891/
Niez863,971/
Netz863,194/
Neyz862,963/
Neaz861,724/
Nnez861,134/
Nerz86669/
Neiz86336/
Nezh86271/
Ngez86131/
Nesz86114/
Neez8694/
Necz8645/
Neuz8629/
Nedz8616/
Nejz8610/
Nezz868/
Gnez862/
Nehz861/
Nezp861/
Nhez861/
Ne8013,369/
Neitz751,392/
Nietz751,111/
Neutz75558/
Nehez75405/
Neisz75397/
Niesz75368/
Neetz75317/
Netze7571/
Niedz7550/
Nettz7534/
Neasz7526/
Niecz7520/
Neszt7512/
Hneez7510/
Neesz755/
Nehyz752/
Ngezh752/
Ngeez752/
Nessz751/
Hneiz751/
Nejcz751/
Niezs751/
Nesze751/
Nezsz751/
Neezt751/
Nedxz751/
Nnezx751/
Hnezs751/
Nie671,701,671/
Net6756,237/
Nge6752,265/
Neu6718,617/
Niz6716,389/
Ney6714,122/
Nee6712,149/
Neh678,235/
Nes675,370/
Nei674,892/
Nea674,194/
Ned673,992/
Ner672,631/
Hne672,563/
Nep672,215/
Nhe671,079/
Neß67609/
Nje67556/
Nej67547/
Nec67524/
Nne67486/
Nex67440/
Nhz67110/
Née6794/
Nyz6769/
Nezova6764/
Gne6743/
Nietsz6725/
Gneisz6716/
Neitze6714/
Njz678/
Neč675/
Neć674/
Ngeezh674/
Neetze671/
Neş671/
Neţ671/
Neș671/
Niedsz671/
Nietcz671/
Näz671/
Níz671/
Hneezh671/
Nehgiz671/
Niescz670/
Neztch670/

Nez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nez in the Russian language
Незnez-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nez
  • 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