Noack Surname

15,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Noack Surname Definition:

( English ) a contraction of Atten-Oak, -Oke = At the Oak [Early Middle English at þen (for þer, from) ooke, oke, Old English œt þǽm (for þǽre) ác(e] Philip Attenoke.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1275.

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Noack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany30,1631:2,669263
United States3,6511:99,27711,033
Australia1,1351:23,7853,258
Brazil1721:1,244,61842,789
Canada1671:220,63221,263
Denmark1051:53,7595,507
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Switzerland951:86,4529,661
Sweden781:126,2408,954
Guatemala781:206,1883,870
Chile751:234,8867,175
Austria641:133,05418,198
France471:1,413,249138,595
England461:1,211,26256,182
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Colombia261:1,837,46411,767
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Norway121:428,52437,411
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:278,99322,538

Noack (98) may also be a first name.

Noack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

( English ) a contraction of Atten-Oak, -Oke = At the Oak [Early Middle English at þen (for þer, from) ooke, oke, Old English œt þǽm (for þǽre) ác(e] Philip Attenoke.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1275.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

Noack is a German surname, a Germanized form of the Slavic surname Nowak/Novak.

- haffman97

Noack Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noack occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Noack? popularity and diffusion

The last name Noack is the 15,366th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 200,919 people. The surname Noack occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Noack reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 98 people.

The surname Noack is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 30,163 people, or 1 in 2,669. In Germany Noack is primarily concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 28 percent are found, Saxony, where 22 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Noack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Noack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Noack last name expanded 2,028 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 657 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Noack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Noack surname are 19.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Noack earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.93% less than the national average, earning 245,958 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.27% more than the national average, earning R 271,560 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $23,096,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $52,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noacks912/
Noeack911/
Nohack911/
Noak891,654/
Noac8931/
Ngouack831/
Noake80723/
Ngoak80214/
Nouak8056/
Noakh8027/
Nohak8011/
Noaik808/
Nohac803/
Noakk802/
Noahk801/
Noacx801/
Nooak801/
Noaak800/
Noacková772/
Noackova771/
Nouake7323/
Nooake7316/
Nohaic739/
Nohacs738/
Noac'h734/
Nouakh734/
Nooeak732/
Nouaik731/
Gnouak731/
Ngouak731/
Naeack731/
Noohac731/
Noohak731/
Naok67788/
Noag6719/
Noahakh6715/
Noák674/
Noyeagk671/
Ngohock671/
Noaková671/
Neujack671/
Naoc671/
Noax671/
Noaq671/

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