Nouveau Surname

173,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Nouveau Surname User-submission:

This is a French surname, denoting someone who was new to a village or country; 'newcomer'.

Nouveau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,9781:33,5814,089
French Polynesia1601:1,755327
Ivory Coast691:334,36612,150
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
Chile431:409,68511,039
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Nouveau (414) may also be a first name.

Nouveau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a French surname, denoting someone who was new to a village or country; 'newcomer'.

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Nouveau Last Name Facts

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

Nouveau is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nouveau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 173,913th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,951,618 people. Nouveau occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Nouveau reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 422,632nd most widespread first name in the world, held by 414 people.

The last name Nouveau is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 1,978 people, or 1 in 33,581. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 20 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 14 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in French Polynesia, where 6 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside.

Nouveau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nouveau surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Nouveau earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noveau9216/
Nuveau925/
Nouevea861/
Novea83193/
Naveau772,471/
Nuveha771/
Nauvea771/
Navea6710,137/
Novia6710,081/
Nuvia6714/
Novya6712/
Noueviaa671/
Nouweyou671/
Noubeheu671/
Noviuova671/
Nassoueu671/

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