Nowotny Surname

70,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Nowotny Surname User-submission:

The Nowotny surname is a Sorbian word which means 'newcomer'. It is often a Jewish surname. It is very common in Germany, along with its German language equivalent, Neumann. It can sometimes be changed to Novak.

Nowotny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0431:26,4563,490
Austria1,5231:5,591648
Poland1,0611:35,8245,536
United States7941:456,49739,012
Brazil2411:888,27531,950
Canada521:708,56956,910
Australia451:599,90442,958
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
France231:2,887,944200,772
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England131:4,286,005132,302
Czechia111:966,67976,885
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

The alternate forms: Nowotný (1) are calculated separately.

Nowotny Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nowotny surname is a Sorbian word which means 'newcomer'. It is often a Jewish surname. It is very common in Germany, along with its German language equivalent, Neumann. It can sometimes be changed to Novak.

- vandernise1

Nowotny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nowotny occurs most in Germany. It can also appear as: Nowotný. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowotny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nowotny is the 70,857th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,044,660 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Nowotny reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Nowotny is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 3,043 people, or 1 in 26,456. In Germany Nowotny is most common in: Bavaria, where 24 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 22 percent reside and Poland, where 15 percent reside.

Nowotny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nowotny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nowotny surname expanded 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nowotny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nowotny last name are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% being registered with the party.

The amount Nowotny earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning R 245,172 per year; in United States they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $45,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning $54,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowotný951/
Nowottny93177/
Nowotney9326/
Nowotnyi931/
Nowotnny931/
Nowothny931/
Novotny8615,994/
Nowotna86713/
Nowotni86140/
Nawotny8612/
Nowotne8611/
Nowatny8610/
Nowotná864/
Novotney80763/
Novothny8076/
Novotnyi8075/
Novotnyy8030/
Novottny8020/
Nowottne8011/
Nowottna804/
Nowatney803/
Novotniy802/
Nawottny801/
Nawotney801/
Novotnaya7534/
Novotná7127,631/
Novotný7126,210/
Novotna71774/
Novotni71738/
Novotne71114/
Novatny7166/
Nawatny7113/
Navotny7113/
Nawotna717/
Nowatna711/
Nuvotny711/
Noiwatna67248/
Navotnyi6780/
Novatney6758/
Novatnyy6716/
Navotnyy6713/
Novatnyi673/
Noewatne673/
Navotniy672/
Novothni671/
Novotnaj671/
Navotney670/
Nuvotney670/

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