Nothnagel Surname

109,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nothnagel Surname Definition:

“Emergency Helper” in Old German - literally “Emergency Nail” (Smith).

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Nothnagel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0101:26,9543,440
Germany1,3091:61,5017,898
United States6181:586,50347,922
Austria1231:69,23110,618
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia281:964,13257,058
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Nothnágel (18) & Nöthnagel (18) are calculated separately.

Nothnagel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Emergency Helper” in Old German - literally “Emergency Nail” (Smith).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

This name originally comes from Augsburg in Bavaria. In English it means 'emergency nail'. However the obvious meaning is troubleshooter.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

Nothnagel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nothnagel is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Nothnágel or Nöthnagel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nothnagel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nothnagel is the 109,740th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,719,166 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Nothnagel live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,010 people, or 1 in 26,954. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 36 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Nothnagel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nothnagel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nothnagel last name expanded 1,545 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nothnagel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nothnagel are 22.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nothnagel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.32% more than the national average, earning R 414,240 per year; in United States they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $46,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $48,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nothnágel9618/
Nöthnagel9618/
Nothnangel952/
Nothnagl9490/
Notnagel9486/
Nottnagel8930/
Nootnagel8915/
Nothnagil899/
Notnagl881/
Nothnagelová861/
Nanagel751/
Nanhagell670/
Nounouguel631/
Nanasel505/

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