Niewold Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Niewold Surname User-submission:

The Niewold surname means 'new woods' or 'new forest'.

Niewold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4091:41,2897,016
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Niewold Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Niewold surname means 'new woods' or 'new forest'.

- ljabbruzzese

Niewold Last Name Facts

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

Niewold is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Niewold.

How Common Is The Last Name Niewold? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 501,935th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Niewold reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 41,289. In The Netherlands Niewold is mostly found in: Groningen, where 34 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Niewold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Niewold has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,105 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niewold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niewold surname are 32.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.59% being registered to vote for the party.

Niewold earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $49,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newold922/
Niewald86757/
Neswold86104/
Newhold8610/
Neiwold861/
Niewolt860/
Niebold860/
Nieswald8081/
Nieswohl8014/
Nießwohl801/
Newgould801/
Nieboldt801/
Niewalld801/
Nesswold800/
Newald77302/
Niwald7789/
Nebold777/
Nyiwol771/
Niesswohl759/
Niewolová752/
Niesswald751/
Neuwald711,050/
Nesvold71457/
Nijveld71317/
Nieveld71119/
Neubold71106/
Nievoll7170/
Neswald7137/
Neßwald7113/
Niebolt7111/
Niewaldová7110/
Neybold719/
Nievald715/
Neiwald714/
Neibold713/
Nesuold712/
Niswald712/
Newwald712/
Naiwald712/
Nebhold711/
Niewaldova711/
Niewalt710/
Neebold710/
Gnewald710/
Neuwolt710/
Newholt710/
Nijveldt67115/
Nieveldt6792/
Niesvald6747/
Neuwaldt6716/
Nessvold6716/
Neiveldt671/
Nijiveld671/
Neszwald671/
Nesswald671/
Neuboldt671/
Neubould670/

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