Nimwegen Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nimwegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nimwegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1081:156,36323,208
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Nimwegen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nimwegen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimwegen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,537,949th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname Nimwegen is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Nimwegen reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Nimwegen is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 156,363. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 22 percent reside, North Brabant, where 21 percent reside and Utrecht, where 19 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Nimwegen Last Name Statistics demography

Nimwegen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nijmegen88105/
Nymwegen882/
Niamgen801/
Nymegen801/
Niwemugeni783,104/
Nieuwmegen787/
Nimigean75359/
Neumegen7518/
Nimigeon7516/
Nyiamgen756/
Nimhagen753/
Naimogen752/
Nyamegen751/
Nyaimgen751/
Niwemugenyi749/
Nemgen7112/
Nimigeanu719/
Namgen716/
Nmgene711/
Numgen710/
Nyamgen67108/
Niyomugeni673/
Niyemugeni671/
Namugen671/
Nemgean671/
Nimygin671/
Nimagin671/
Nembegin630/

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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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  • 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 Nimwegen
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