Nijpels Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nijpels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nijpels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2311:73,10512,407
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Nijpels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nijpels is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nijpels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nijpels is the 1,025,894th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. Nijpels is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Nijpels reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Nijpels is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 73,105. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 34 percent reside, Limburg, where 33 percent reside and North Brabant, where 15 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nippels866/
Nypels77117/
Naepels7174/
Nichpls711/
Nipples710/
Neples6221/
Neaples571/
Nepples571/
Nipplez571/
Neplz501/

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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 Nijpels
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