Nygard Surname

177,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Nygard Surname User-submission:

Nygaard, Nygård, or Nygard is a surname of Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish origin. It means 'new homestead' or 'new farm'.

Nygard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8201:199,15319,600
Norway2371:21,6972,825
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Nygard Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nygaard, Nygård, or Nygard is a surname of Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish origin. It means 'new homestead' or 'new farm'.

- Junie

Nygard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nygard is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nygard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 177,482nd most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,023,878 people. The last name Nygard is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Nygard live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,820 people, or 1 in 199,153. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 15 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Washington, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Nygard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nygard surname are 2.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.97% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nygard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $44,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $45,028 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nygaard9212,517/
Neygard9263/
Nyggard9218/
Nygards9216/
Nygardh923/
Nygarrd923/
Nygaards862/
Nygaaard861/
Nigard83122/
Negard83113/
Nygord8362/
Nygart8314/
Negaard77507/
Neugard7720/
Naigard7711/
Neegard7710/
Neggard773/
Negarrd772/
Niegard772/
Nisgard772/
Neghard771/
Niggard771/
Nigaard770/
Neigard770/
Nygoord770/
Nesgaard71169/
Neegaard71132/
Neigaard71101/
Nisgaard7189/
Nøjgaard7123/
Niegaard7114/
Neugaard7114/
Niegardt714/
Neugardt711/
Naigaard711/
Nøigaard711/
Neingard710/
Neesgaard67173/
Niegaardt6763/
Neighardt672/
Nessgaard671/
Nigart670/

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