Nops Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nops Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Noppe; a personal name.

Nops Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England41:13,929,515290,718
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

The alternate forms: Nöps (84) are calculated separately.

Nops Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Noppe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Nops Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nops occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Nöps. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nops? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Nops occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Nops are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Nops is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Nops is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Nops Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nops has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Nops last name decreased 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nöps9284/
Nop861,603/
Nope753,036/
Nobs751,736/
Nopp75511/
Ngop75394/
Neps75126/
Naps7583/
Noup7549/
Gnop7536/
Noop7523/
Noip7512/
Nuop758/
Novs757/
Noph755/
Nnop752/
Nopz752/
Notp751/
Nosp751/
Nopx751/
Nozp751/
Nopf751/
Hnop751/
Nodp750/
Noppe672,578/
Nobst67143/
Napps67132/
Nhope6769/
Noipe6734/
Nepås6730/
Noupe6724/
Ngoup6719/
Gnope6717/
Neeps6716/
Gnaps6714/
Nepps6710/
Nhopt679/
Nopph677/
Nobph676/
Nnobs672/
Ngobs672/
Nopth671/
Noope671/
Noupt671/
Nepsz671/
Ngopp671/
Naphs671/
Napse671/

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