Niekamp Surname

188,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Niekamp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niekamp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0421:347,84931,215
Germany8851:90,96711,438
Netherlands1541:109,65717,576
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Niekamp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niekamp occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niekamp? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niekamp is the 188,157th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,241,791 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Niekamp live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Niekamp is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,042 people, or 1 in 347,849. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 37 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 3 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 39 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Niekamp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Niekamp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niekamp last name rose 2,672 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niekamp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niekamp surname are 27.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.25% registered with the party.

The amount Niekamp earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.33% less than the national average, earning $40,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.15% less than the national average, earning $42,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nekamp920/
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Neikamp8621/
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Neukampf8037/
Neuckamp8014/
Hnijkamp801/
Nykamp771,090/
Necamp7781/
Nikamb7712/
Nikambh7110/
Neicamp716/
Neukanp712/
Neucamp712/
Neacamp710/
Nojkampf678/
Ngoukamp671/
Nykamb6227/
Nycamp626/
Nucamp622/
Nykanp621/
Nykemp620/
Nyikabe574/
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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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  • 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 Niekamp
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