Nitzek Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nitzek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nitzek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nitzek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nitzek occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nitzek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nitzek is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Nitzek reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Nitzek is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany Nitzek is most common in: Bavaria, where 40 percent reside, Hesse, where 40 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nitzeck923/
Nizek9164/
Neitzeke861/
Niczek8338/
Niezek8317/
Nitsek831/
Neizek831/
Naitzik771/
Nitseke771/
Nizik73163/
Nicek73143/
Nyzek7340/
Nezek7313/
Niček736/
Nitschek712/
Nitsehke711/
Neitzike711/
Neczek6753/
Nitsyk6724/
Nizick6719/
Nyczek6718/
Nichek6710/
Niczyk672/
Nitsik672/
Nizhik672/
Niezik671/
Njzeck671/
Netsek671/
Nezeck671/
Nizuik671/
Nizoik671/
Niczik671/
Nitzig670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nitzek
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