Noll Surname

14,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Noll Surname Definition:

1 a pet form of Oliver (q.v.) with attracted N-.

Here lies Oliver Goldsmith, for short ness called Noll.—D. Garrick.

2 for Knoll, q.v.

Noll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany18,3421:4,389506
United States14,9651:24,2203,062
Brazil1,5961:134,1325,113
Australia5861:46,0685,764
France4551:145,98422,581
Austria2841:29,9844,831
Switzerland2701:30,4184,562
Canada2411:152,88615,553
Hungary2271:43,2444,613
Argentina1511:283,06922,733
Netherlands1391:121,49019,071
Czechia1001:106,33517,512
England901:619,09036,665
Spain711:658,47929,555
Poland621:613,04455,163
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Honduras201:440,8223,218
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6921:18,6552,365

The alternate forms: Nóll (9) & Ñoll (1) are calculated separately.

Noll (164) may also be a first name.

Noll Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 a pet form of Oliver (q.v.) with attracted N-.

Here lies Oliver Goldsmith, for short ness called Noll.—D. Garrick.

2 for Knoll, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Noll, an old pet form of Oliver (elf host).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Noll Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noll (Russian: Нолл) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Nóll or Ñoll. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Noll? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,654th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 191,722 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Noll reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 715,247th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 164 people.

The last name Noll is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 18,342 people, or 1 in 4,389. In Germany Noll is primarily found in: Hesse, where 30 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside. Besides Germany Noll exists in 67 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Noll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Noll has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 556 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Noll Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Noll last name are 13.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Noll earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.82% more than the national average, earning R 363,168 per year; in United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $46,539 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nóll929/
Ñoll921/
Noell893,052/
Nolle892,058/
Nooll8918/
Gnoll8910/
Noëll899/
Noull892/
Ngoll892/
Nolld891/
Nohll891/
Noill891/
Hnoll890/
Nol869,447/
Noëlle8024/
Noille806/
Notell803/
Noulle803/
Nosell802/
Nocell801/
Noùlle801/
Gnolle801/
Nnoell800/
Noel75240,252/
Null7556,119/
Nole7510,753/
Nall759,161/
Noël758,583/
Nold755,329/
Noil754,801/
Nool753,730/
Nolt753,039/
Nohl751,961/
Noyl75914/
Noul75667/
Ngol75368/
Gnol7530/
Noùl7524/
Notl7517/
Nnol7515/
Nuol7515/
Nhol7514/
Nüll7510/
Nolh759/
Nolp757/
Nojl752/
Nollová7397/
Gnosill7374/
Nossell7350/
Nottell7342/
N'Holle7338/
Nollova732/
Nousell730/
Noisell730/
Nalle675,047/
Nulle67737/
Nosel67631/
Gnall67402/
Nosil67370/
Noule67275/
Ngoul67194/
Noyle67187/
Notel67175/
Noldt67121/
Nhole67117/
Ngoyl6772/
Gnole6761/
Nolph6760/
Nogli6753/
Noole6748/
Nohýl6726/
Nocel6723/
Nocil6720/
Noile6717/
Ngoil6712/
Ngall6711/
Noitl678/
Nhall675/
Nouël675/
Naall674/
Naull673/
Neull672/
Nolth672/
Nosle672/
Nohyl672/
Noële672/
Nould671/
Ngull671/
Nottl671/
Hnoel671/
Noltt671/
Nuole671/
Nullh671/
Nallp671/
N'Gol671/
Nnole671/
Na'll671/
Hnole671/
Nuold670/
Gnull670/
Nuull670/
Nahll670/

Noll Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Noll in the Russian language
Ноллnoll-

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