Næs Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Næs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Næs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2431:21,1622,737
Faroe Islands791:62089
Denmark581:97,3239,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Ns (6,502) are calculated separately.

Næs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Næs occurs most in Norway. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ns. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Næs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 752,779th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Næs are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 21,162. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 67 percent reside, Western Norway, where 21 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Faroe Islands, where 21 percent reside and Denmark, where 15 percent reside.

Næs Last Name Statistics demography

Næs earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning 405,301 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ns936,502/
Næss865,463/
Næsse7596/
Næssø756/
Nst6757,835/
Nse6712,108/
Nsh67431/
Nås6767/
Nss6753/
Nsd6726/
Nsp6725/
Nns6716/
Hns6711/
Nsj679/
Nsz674/
Nős673/
Nÿs671/

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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 Næs
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