Nooyer Surname

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

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nooyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nooyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Nooyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nooyer is found most in The Netherlands. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nooyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Nooyer live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,299,014. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Zeeland, where 46 percent reside, South Holland, where 38 percent reside and North Holland, where 8 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nooyert921/
Noyer914,430/
Notoyere8628/
Noyere8336/
Nouyer838/
Gnoyer834/
Nooyar833/
Noyeer831/
Noy'er831/
Noojer831/
Nhoyer831/
Ngoyer831/
Noayer830/
Noer808,163/
Nyer80387/
Noyr807/
Gnoyere77184/
Nooijer7732/
Notoyor7718/
Nouiyer772/
Nouayer771/
Nayer733,244/
Neyer732,817/
Nower732,352/
Nouer73399/
Nojor73354/
Noerr73243/
Noyar73140/
Noyre7353/
Noear7322/
Noier7321/
Nyier7316/
Naoer7314/
Nuyer736/
Noaer736/
Niyer734/
Noyor734/
Noior734/
Nojer732/
Nyerő731/
Nyjer731/
Nyyer731/
Nhooeard711/
Nouaouer711/
Noitayer711/
Nowier67886/
Nouere67485/
Noyahr67383/
Nayere67190/
Noweer67187/
Nosear67183/
Nayeer6770/
Nogger6733/
Najoor6726/
Ngayer6717/
Nayert6712/
Nyoior679/
Nayier678/
Noyart677/
Niyere677/
Noujer676/
Nouier676/
Nohour676/
Naouer676/
Nowere676/
Nayoor675/
Noyard673/
Noyère673/
Neyere672/
Naower672/
Noussayer671/
Nhoyar671/
Nouyar671/
Noyoor671/
Ngeyer671/
Noyare671/
Nyiere671/
Notear671/
Ngoaer671/
Nuyere671/
Gnower670/
Neeyer670/
Gnoyar670/
Nayher670/
Naeyer670/

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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 Nooyer
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