Nightscales Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Nightscales Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nightscales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England131:4,286,005132,302
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631

Nightscales Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nightscales is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nightscales? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nightscales is the 2,333,370th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 39 percent of Nightscales live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa Nightscales is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 96 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Besides South Africa Nightscales occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

Nightscales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nightscales has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nightscales Last Name Statistics demography

Nightscales earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.27% less than the national average, earning R 141,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuyts-Claes641/
Ntsakalas605/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nightscales
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