Nuchtern Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Nuchtern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuchtern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Nüchtern (111) are calculated separately.

Nuchtern Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuchtern is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Nüchtern. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuchtern? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nuchtern is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Nuchtern are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 50 percent live, New York, where 30 percent live and Florida, where 20 percent live. Outside of The United States Nuchtern occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Nuchtern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nuchtern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nuchtern surname declined 23 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nuchtern Last Name Statistics demography

Nuchtern earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $39,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nüchtern96111/
Nuechtern945/
Nuchteren941/
Nichtern88197/
Nochtern881/
Nuthern801/
Neustern7512/
Nußstern753/
Nothern67208/
Nostern672/
Noteren671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nuchtern
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