Nieuwoudt Surname

52,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nieuwoudt Surname Definition:

Place name near Groningen, Holland. (“New Forest”.)

Nieuwoudt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,9861:6,029773
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Australia1821:148,32815,783
England1091:511,17532,340
Zimbabwe661:233,91325,760
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Namibia251:96,3768,697
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Nieuwoudt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name near Groningen, Holland. (“New Forest”.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Nieuwoudt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nieuwoudt is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nieuwoudt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 52,550th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 748,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nieuwoudt live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 8,986 people, or 1 in 6,029. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 29 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and North West, where 12 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Nieuwoudt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nieuwoudt surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nieuwoudt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.92% more than the national average, earning R 408,552 per year and in United States they earn 20.9% more than the national average, earning $52,169 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nieuwhoudt954/
Niewoudt9467/
Neuwoudt942/
Nieuwout941/
Nieuwoud941/
Niewhoudt8913/
Nieuwhout892/
Nieuwoodt892/
Neeuwoudt891/
Nieuowudt891/
Niewwoudt891/
Nuwoudt881/
Niewoud881/
Neuwhout8210/
Niewhoud829/
Niewoudy821/
Newhoudt821/
Niewod806/
Nieoud800/
Nieowoodt783/
Niewood7559/
Niewoit7533/
Niewojt7518/
Newouda758/
Niewoda751/
Niedt71297/
Neudt7170/
Noudt7141/
Niuud7114/
Nouwoudo7110/
Nuwut714/
Niwot713/
Naiwoudo712/
Nuwud711/
Gnidewou711/
Ndeuwoua711/
Niout711/
Niewwoit711/
Niewhoit711/
Gniewotta6730/
Newood6728/
Neiwot6716/
Neoudy679/
Ndiwou677/
Ndiuwu677/
Ndiewo676/
Neuwit674/
Nieuda673/
Newadt672/
Neuwte672/
Nuwodo672/
Nieoto672/
Nieduu672/
Nuwodu672/
Nioudi671/
Ntiewo671/
Nteuwo671/
Newodo671/
Niewat671/
Nideuo671/
Neiout671/
Newtou671/
Nawoud671/
Niwodo671/
Nyiwot671/
Nwouda671/
Nuwuta671/
Nwoudo671/
Naitiewou671/
Neouda671/
Neoude671/
Neuwat671/
Neutou671/
Niwoda671/
Niwodu671/
Gniwouede671/
Nuwode671/
Nuwute671/
Newwod670/

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