Németh Surname

6,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Németh Surname User-submission:

(Hungarian) The German or one from Germany, the original word is német, a Slavic word meaning 'mute' or 'silent'.

Németh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary88,3231:1119
Slovakia3,7551:1,42134
Czechia2001:53,1678,902
Switzerland1411:58,2487,350
Sweden861:114,4978,198
Romania451:446,17535,142
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
France161:4,151,420237,746
Denmark111:513,15632,022
England101:5,571,806158,774
Norway101:514,22941,629
Finland81:687,08836,047
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Nemeth (24,354), Nèmeth (17) & Neméth (12) are calculated separately.

Németh (127) may also be a first name.

Németh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Hungarian) The German or one from Germany, the original word is német, a Slavic word meaning 'mute' or 'silent'.

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The Nemeth surname is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'German man'.

- deleted-173293

It is a Hungarian surname that means 'German'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Németh Last Name Facts

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

Németh is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Nemeth, Nèmeth or Neméth. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Németh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,102nd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 78,614 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Németh are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Németh is also the 825,494th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 127 people.

The last name Németh is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 88,323 people, or 1 in 111. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 14 percent are found, Budapest, where 13 percent are found and Vas County, where 12 percent are found. Not including Hungary this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 4 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Németh Last Name Statistics demography

Németh earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning 389,844 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nemeth9424,354/
Nèmeth9417/
Német913,093/
Némeh911/
Neméth8912/
Nameth83600/
Nimeth83376/
Nometh833/
Némeht832/
Németz831/
Némethová803,725/
Némethova8012/
Néme807/
Neimeth7797/
Niemeth7733/
Nemethe776/
Nemetch776/
Nehmeth774/
Nemmeth773/
Nemeths772/
Nemeeth771/
Nesmeth770/
Neumeth770/
Nemeh7327,999/
Nemet736,335/
Nimet73435/
Namet73414/
Nimeh73255/
Nymet7320/
Nymeh7316/
Nomet732/
Njmeh732/
Némer731/
Némes731/
Némée731/
Németová71385/
Nemetsch711/
Nemesh673,737/
Nimesh673,197/
Naimeh673,144/
Nemets672,554/
Nymets671,723/
Najmeh67475/
Nemethova67464/
Nemethová67380/
Neimet67355/
Nehmeh67336/
Niemet67313/
Naimet67190/
Nemith67154/
Neymet67105/
Nemett6790/
Nemete6775/
Nejmeh6773/
Nimets6761/
Namedh6743/
Nyomeh6732/
Ngemeh6725/
Namett6719/
Naymeh6717/
Nemech6713/
Ngemet6711/
Nameet6711/
Nymeah6711/
Nemmet6711/
Nemest6710/
Nimehr679/
Nehmet679/
Nimett678/
Nimeit677/
Němetz677/
Nimete675/
Nihmet675/
Nimeat674/
Neimeh674/
Nejmet674/
Nethmi674/
Niemeh673/
Nahmet673/
Naamet672/
Ngimet672/
Nimith672/
Nemeph672/
Nihmeh672/
Nemedh671/
Nemeshthe671/
Nnemeh671/
Namhet671/
Najmet671/
Gnimet671/
Nemehy671/
Nemieh671/
Ngimeh671/
Naymet671/
Nimeht671/
Nimehe671/
Ne'meh671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Németh
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