Nockton Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Nockton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nockton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Nockton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nockton is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nockton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Nockton is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Nockton live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Nockton is primarily found in: Cheshire, where 80 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 10 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Excluding England Nockton exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Nockton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nockton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Nockton surname fell 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nockton Last Name Statistics demography

Nockton earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nocton92280/
Nuckton8627/
Nocktom860/
Noucthon801/
Nakton7729/
Nekton7723/
Nacton774/
Noctan770/
Nakthon71993/
Naktone71119/
Nuktong712/
Naekton711/
Nukthong672/
Nacthong671/

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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 Nockton
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