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

The surname Nez (Russian: Нез) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Ñez or Néz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 612,595th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,459,416 people. The last name Nez is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Nez live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Nez is also the 437,834th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 391 people.

Nez is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 347,763. In France it is most frequent in: Normandy, where 45 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 22 percent are found and Grand Est, where 12 percent are found. Besides France this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 23 percent are found and Mexico, where 22 percent are found.

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-

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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 Nez
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