Näs Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Näs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Näs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4291:22,9531,881
Finland611:90,1109,473
Norway91:571,36544,190
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Näs (26) may also be a first name.

Näs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Näs occurs most in Sweden. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Näs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 612,595th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Näs are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.

It is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 22,953. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Jämtland County, where 30 percent are found, Dalarna County, where 25 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Sweden this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 12 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Näs Last Name Statistics demography

Näs earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.23% less than the national average, earning 303,759 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ånäs86113/
Näse86108/
Nähs8648/
Näss8631/
Nähse7518/
Nässe758/
Åhnäs751/
Nys677,097/
Nes675,370/
Nis672,163/
Nhs67273/
Njs6737/
Nätsch6727/
Nés671/
Nês671/
Näz671/
Nõs671/

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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 Näs
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