Nitschke Surname

27,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nitschke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nitschke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,8421:5,816701
Australia1,9301:13,9871,991
United States1,8271:198,39019,537
Poland4981:76,32311,906
Namibia2711:8,8911,719
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
France1551:428,53462,172
Denmark1341:42,1254,385
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Chile501:352,3299,825
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Norway471:109,41014,618
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Austria261:327,51736,002
Sweden251:393,87027,867
England231:2,422,52489,093
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Finland101:549,67032,186
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

The alternate forms: Nitschké (4) are calculated separately.

Nitschke (17) may also be a first name.

Nitschke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nitschke is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Nitschké. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nitschke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,530th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 373,280 people. The surname Nitschke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Nitschke are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Nitschke is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename internationally, held by 17 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 13,842 people, or 1 in 5,816. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Saxony, where 11 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Nitschke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nitschke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nitschke surname grew 2,201 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nitschke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nitschke last name are 4.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nitschke earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning 404,038 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $45,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $49,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nitschké964/
Nitzschke941,729/
Nietschke94158/
Nitschkie9462/
Nitschker9433/
Nithschke941/
Nitschkey940/
Nitchke9379/
Nitshke9329/
Nitscke9312/
Nitsckie8867/
Netschke8863/
Nitschky8863/
Nitschki8839/
Nitchkey8821/
Nitshcke882/
Nitchske882/
Neitscke882/
Nitzshke881/
Nitsckhe881/
Nitcshke881/
Nistchke881/
Nytschke881/
Nitshche881/
Nitchkee880/
Nietshke880/
Nichke8618/
Nitske8610/
Nitcke861/
Nützschke822/
Nietschka821/
Nitzschky820/
Netschker820/
Nitszke8042/
Nitzske8025/
Nihchke808/
Netchke807/
Neitske806/
Nitshky801/
Nitshce801/
Netshke801/
Nitchky800/
Neitcke800/
Netscke800/
Nicke77819/
Nietskie7510/
Neitzcke752/
Niczsche751/
Nitszker751/
Nittskie751/
Necschke751/
Netchkey750/
Nitzke71604/
Nickie71272/
Niczke71228/
Niecke71127/
Nitsky7180/
Nickey7153/
Neicke7113/
Nitski7113/
Netske719/
Nitska719/
Nychke716/
Hnicke714/
Nickhe713/
Nickee713/
Nickea712/
Nickei711/
Nitsca711/
Nizche711/
Nitcki710/
Nickke710/
Nichky710/
Neitzke674,379/
Nietzke67151/
Naitzke67114/
Nitzsky6735/
Nietsky6721/
Neitski6715/
Nitskiy6710/
Niczkie675/
Niczker672/
Nicskei671/
Nieczke671/
Nitszki671/
Nitszka671/
Nitskii671/
Nettske671/
Netskie670/
Nitzkey670/

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