Nüske Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nüske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nüske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2271:354,65034,247
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004

The alternate forms: Nuske (1,420) are calculated separately.

Nüske Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nüske occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Nuske. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nüske? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,035,555th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. Nüske is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Nüske are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 354,650. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hamburg, where 17 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuske931,420/
Noske802,947/
Niske8019/
Noeske731,016/
Noskey73232/
Nieske73107/
Niskey73102/
Nuskey73102/
Nueske7397/
Nüzket7388/
Neuske7323/
Nuscke7317/
Nosske7314/
Nusker7313/
Noskie739/
Nuskie738/
Nishke737/
Noszke731/
Niskie730/
Nischke67191/
Nuschke67100/
Nuisker6725/
Nisk6711/
Nooskey679/
Nusk672/
Nushcke671/
Nushker671/
Noskheh671/
Noesske671/
Noschke671/
Gnushke670/
Nauskey670/

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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 Nüske
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